CuInS2Poly(3-(ethyl-4-butanoate)thiophene) nanocomposite solar cells: Preparation by an in situ formation route, performance and stability issues

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1354-1361

  Maier, Eugen ^a,b   Rath, Thomas ^a,c   Haas, Wernfried ^c,d   Werzer, Oliver ^e   Saf, Robert ^a   Hofer, Ferdinand ^d   Meissner, Dieter ^f   Volobujeva, Olga ^f   Bereznev, Sergei ^f   Mellikov, Enn ^f   Amenitsch, Heinz ^g   Resel, Roland ^e   Trimmel, Gregor ^a,c  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b POLYMER COMPETENCE CENTER LEOBEN GMBH   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MICROELECTRONICS   (Austria)

^d GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^e GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^f TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^g ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

CuInS2; Hybrid solar cell; Nanocomposite; Nanoparticle; Polymer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CUINS2; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU FORMATIONS; IN-SITU METHODS; INDIUM SALTS; NANO-COMPOSITE LAYERS; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; STABILITY ISSUES; TEM METHOD; TIME-SCALES; ZINC SALTS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; HEATING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SALTS; THIOPHENE; THIOUREAS; UREA; ZINC;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79953678363     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.025     Document Type: Article

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