Photoluminescence enhancement and atmosphere-dependent photovoltaic performance in CdS nanorod arrays/MEH-PPV hybrid

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3233-3240

  Nan, Ya Xiong ^a   Chen, Fei ^b   Yang, Li Gong ^c   Jiang, Xiao Xia ^a   Zuo, Li Jian ^a   Zhang, Jing Lin ^a   Yan, Quan Xiang ^a   Shi, Min Min ^a   Chen, Hong Zheng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmosphere dependent performance; Hybrid solar cells; Interface electron traps; Photoluminescence enhancement; Stability

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERE-DEPENDENT PERFORMANCE; CDS; CDS NANOROD; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; MEH-PPV; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE ENHANCEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON TRAPS; NANORODS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 80053607455     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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