Nanocomposites of gold and poly(3-hexylthiophene) containing fullerene moieties: Synthesis, characterization and application in solar cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 215, Issue , 2012, Pages 99-108

  De Freitas, Jilian N ^a   Mamo, Messai A ^b   Maubane, Manoko ^b   Van Otterlo, Willem A L ^b,c   Coville, Neil J ^b   Nogueira, Ana Flavia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Fullerene; Gold nanoparticles; Nanocomposites; Organic solar cells; Poly(3 hexylthiophene)

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FUNCTIONALIZED; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; MAIN CHAINS; ONE-POT REACTION; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS;

CARRIER MOBILITY; COPOLYMERS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FULLERENES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84861567124     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.04.066     Document Type: Article

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