Hybrid solar cells using ZnO nano rods

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7416, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Vasudevan, Arun ^a   Jung, Soyoun ^a   Ji, Taeksoo ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

6) phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester); Aqueous chemical growth; Conjugated polymer; Hybrid solar cells; Nano rods; Organics; P3HT poly (3 hexylthiophene); PCBM ((6; SEM analysis; X ray diffraction analysis; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

6)-PHENYL C61 BUTYRIC ACID METHYL ESTER); AQUEOUS CHEMICAL GROWTH; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; ORGANICS; P3HT POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); PCBM ((6; SEM ANALYSIS;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DIFFRACTION; DISTILLATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; NANORODS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASTIC COATINGS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; STYRENE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70449588890     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.826635     Document Type: Conference Paper

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