Photogenerated charge carrier recombination processes in CdS/P3OT solar cells: Effect of structural and optoelectronic properties of CdS films

EPJ Applied Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Cortina, H ^a   Pineda, E ^a   Campos, J ^a   Nicho, M E ^b   Hu, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TRAPS; CDS; CDS FILMS; CDS THIN FILMS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; CHEMICAL BATH; DEPOSITION TIME; LOWER SOLUTION; MATERIAL PREPARATION; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; POLY3-OCTYLTHIOPHENE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 80051992755     PISSN: 12860042     EISSN: 12860050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/epjap/2011110032     Document Type: Article

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