A simple nanostructured polymer/ZnO hybrid solar cell - Preparation and operation in air

Nanotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 42, 2008, Pages

  Krebs, Frederik C ^a   Thomann, Yi ^b   Thomann, Ralf ^b   Andreasen, Jens W ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BACK ELECTRODE; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; MECHANICAL PROTECTION; NANOSTRUCTURED POLYMERS; OPERATIONAL STABILITY; SOLUTION-PROCESSING;

SOLAR CELLS;

NANOMATERIAL; POLY (3 (2 METHYLHEXAN 2 YL) OXY CARBONYLDITHIOPHENE); POLY(3 CARBOXYDITHIOPHENE); THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; ENCAPSULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; HYBRID; HYBRID SOLAR CELL; ILLUMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 56349137646     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/19/42/424013     Document Type: Article

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