Nb-TiO2/polymer hybrid solar cells with photovoltaic response under inert atmosphere conditions

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1227-1234

  Lira Cantu, Monica ^a   Khoda Siddiki, Mahbube ^a   Muñoz Rojas, David ^a   Amade, Roger ^a   González Pech, Natalia I ^a,b  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY ICN2   (Spain)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Excitonic solar cells; Hybrid solar cells; Inert atmospheres; Inverted organic solar cells; Nb TiO2; Organic solar cell stability

Indexed keywords

EXCITONIC SOLAR CELLS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; INERT ATMOSPHERES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; TIO;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STABILITY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77953310177     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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