Measurement of charge carrier recombination rates in planar hybrid CdS/poly3-octylthiophene solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1004-1009

  Cortina, Hugo ^a   Pineda, Edwin ^a   Hu, Hailin ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cadmium sulfide; Organic solar cells; Poly3 octylthiophene; Time of flight method; Transient photoconductivity; Transient photovoltage

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT OXYGEN; CDS; CDS FILMS; CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; CHARGE RECOMBINATION PROCESS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CONDUCTIVE GLASS; DROP-CAST; FREE SURFACES; GOLD CONTACTS; HYBRID BILAYERS; HYBRID CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY3-OCTYLTHIOPHENE; TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD; TIME-OF-FLIGHT TECHNIQUES; TRANSIENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE CARRIERS; DEPOSITION; GOLD DEPOSITS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

CONDUCTIVITY; FILM; GLASS; HYBRID; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RECOMBINATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84858158121     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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