Hybrid polymer-CdS solar cell active layers formed by in situ growth of CdS nanoparticles

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6537-6544

  Masala, S ^a   Del Gobbo, S ^b   Borriello, C ^a   Bizzarro, V ^c   La Ferrara, V ^a   Re, M ^a   Pesce, E ^a   Minarini, C ^a   De Crescenzi, M ^b   Di Luccio, T ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IMAST Portici   (Italy)

Author keywords

CdS nanoparticles; Energy conversion; Nanocomposites; P3HT; Polymer solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CDS; CDS NANOPARTICLES; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; FOCUSED ION BEAM TECHNIQUE; IN-SITU GROWTH; IN-SITU THERMAL DECOMPOSITION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; P3HT; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER-BASED SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERIC MATRICES; PRECURSOR DECOMPOSITION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SPECTRAL REGION; THIOLATES; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS; WEIGHT RATIOS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM SULFIDE; ENERGY CONVERSION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYROLYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; NANOPARTICLE; POLY(3 HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; SOLAR CELL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84857038644     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0558-x     Document Type: Article

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