Efficient conjugated polymer-ZnSe and -PbSe nanocrystals hybrid photovoltaic cells through full solar spectrum utilization

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1208-1213

  Yun, Daqin ^a   Feng, Wei ^b,c   Wu, Hongcai ^a   Yoshino, Katsumi ^d  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TIANJIN KEY LABORATORY OF COMPOSITE AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS   (China)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hybrid solar cells; Interface; MOPPV ZnSe nanocomposites; PbSe

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CHARGE TRANSPORT; CIRCUIT DENSITY; EXCITON DISSOCIATION; EXCITON GENERATION; FILL FACTOR; HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INTERFACE; METHOXY; MOPPV-ZNSE NANOCOMPOSITES; NEAR INFRARED SPECTRA; PBSE; PBSE NANOCRYSTALS; PHENYLENEVINYLENE; PHOTON CAPTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SURFACE AREA;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EXCITONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 67349273283     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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