Synthesis and application of solar cells of poly (3-decylthiophene)/N/titanium dioxide hybrid

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 401-408

  Zhang, J C ^a,b   Zheng, X ^a   Chen, M ^a   Yang, X Y ^b   Cao, W L ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Institute of Science and Technology   (China)

Author keywords

P n semiconductor; P3DT N TiO 2 nanocomposite material; Photoelectric properties; Polymer composites; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952909728     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.39     Document Type: Article

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