Thin-film ZnO/Cu2O solar cells incorporating an organic buffer layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 148-154

  Gershon, Talia ^a   Musselman, Kevin P ^b   Marin, Andrew ^a   Friend, Richard H ^b   MacManus Driscoll, Judith L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charge blocking layers; Cuprous oxide; Electrodeposition; Optical confinement; Solar cells; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; CHARGE-BLOCKING LAYERS; CUPROUS OXIDE; HOLE INJECTION; LONG WAVELENGTH; LONG-WAVELENGTH ABSORPTION; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX MISMATCH; ZNO;

ELECTRODEPOSITION; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ZINC OXIDE;

COPPER;

EID: 80855139513     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.043     Document Type: Article

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