Enhanced photocurrent and stability of inverted polymer/ZnO-nanorod solar cells by 3-hydroxyflavone additive

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-109

  Sung, Yun Ming ^a   Hsu, Fang Chi ^b   Chen, Chiang Ting ^a   Su, Wei Fang ^a   Chen, Yang Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 hydroxyflavone; Additive; Inverted solar cells; Stability

Indexed keywords

3-HYDROXYFLAVONE; ACTIVE LAYER; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING; METHYL ESTERS; PHOTOACTIVE MATERIALS; POLY(3-HEXYTHIOPHENE); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SIMPLE METHOD; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

ADDITIVES; BUTYRIC ACID; CARRIER MOBILITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FATTY ACIDS; NANORODS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84855334833     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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