Hybrid solar cell based on P3HT-ZnO nanoparticle blend in the inverted device configuration

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2318-2321

  Venkataprasad Bhat, S ^a   Govindaraj, A ^a   Rao, C N R ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Nanostructures; Photoconductivity and photovoltaics; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; INVERTED DEVICES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY AND PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SELECTIVE LAYERS; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 79958108807     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.03.047     Document Type: Article

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