Fabrication and characterization of high-density arrays of P3HT nanopillars on ITO/glass substrates

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1247-1253

  Santos, Abel ^a   Formentín, Pilar ^a   Pallarés, Josep ^a   Ferré Borrull, Josep ^a   Marsal, Lluís F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chain alignment; Current sensing AFM; ITO substrate; Nanoporous anodic alumina; P3HT nanopillars; Template synthesis

Indexed keywords

AFM; ANODIC ALUMINA; CURRENT SENSING; NANO-POROUS; NANOPILLARS; NANOPOROUS ANODIC ALUMINA; TEMPLATE SYNTHESIS;

ALIGNMENT; ALUMINUM SHEET; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FABRICATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ITO GLASS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER FILMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 77953129221     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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