Enhancing the performance of nanostructured zinc oxide/polymer-based hybrid solar cells using ammonia as a structural and interfacial modifier

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 2012, Pages

  Pradhan, S ^a   Karak, S ^a   Dhar, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; AMMONIA SOLUTION; CARRIER SEPARATION; DONOR-ACCEPTOR INTERFACES; ETCHING AGENTS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; INTERFACE MODIFIERS; INTERFACIAL MODIFIERS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSTRUCTURE ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYMER INFILTRATION; RECOMBINATION SUPPRESSION; ZNO; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES;

AMMONIA; ETCHING; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 84861567147     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/23/235104     Document Type: Article

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