The effect of C60 on the ZnO-nanorod surface in organicinorganic hybrid photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 740-744

  Chen, Chiang Ting ^a   Hsu, Fang Chi ^b   Kuan, Shang Wei ^b   Chen, Yang Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C60; Hybrid solar cell; Surface modification; ZnO nanorod

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACIDS; C60; CARRIER DYNAMICS; CHARGE CONCENTRATION; CHARGE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; DEFECT STATE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; METHYL ESTERS; NANOROD ARRAYS; NANOROD SURFACES; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HETEROJUNCTIONS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SURFACE MODIFICATION; ZNO;

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMER BLENDS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 78650706704     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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