Surfactant-free CdTe nanoparticles mixed MEH-PPV hybrid solar cell deposited by spin coating technique

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1482-1487

  Verma, Deepak ^a   Ranga Rao, A ^a   Dutta, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Blend solution; CdTe nanoparticles; MEH PPV; Organic; Polymer

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; ABSORBER LAYERS; ABSORBING LAYERS; ALKOXY GROUP; BLEND SOLUTION; CDTE; CDTE NANOPARTICLES; CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; CHEMICAL ATTACHMENT; DEGREE OF DISPERSION; HYBRID LAYER; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; MATRIX; MEH-PPV; METHOXY; NEAR-IR; ORGANIC; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SURFACTANT-FREE; THIN-FILM DEPOSITIONS; WEIGHT RATIOS;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ION EXCHANGE; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASTIC COATINGS; QUENCHING; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPIN DYNAMICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 67649414228     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.03.030     Document Type: Article

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