Comparison of ZnO interlayers in inverted bulk heterojunction solar cells

Applied Energy

Volumn 96, Issue , 2012, Pages 417-421

  Rana Bekci, D ^a   Karsli, Adem ^b   Cagatay Cakir, A ^a   Sarica, Hizir ^a   Guloglu, Alper ^a   Gunes, Serap ^b   Erten Ela, Sule ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Inverted type bulk heterojunction solar cells; ZnO interlayers

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARRIER MOBILITY; COATING TECHNIQUES; COATINGS; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANORODS; ZINC;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CELL ARCHITECTURES; COATING PROCESS; DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DEVICE STRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR EMISSION; SPIN COATING PROCESS; SYNTHESIS PROCEDURE; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER;

EID: 84861664186     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.077     Document Type: Article

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