GaAs nanowire/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) hybrid solar cells with incorporating electron blocking poly(3-hexylthiophene) layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-45

  Chao, Jiun Jie ^a   Shiu, Shu Chia ^a   Lin, Ching Fuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electron blocking layer; GaAs nanowire; Hybrid solar cell; P3HT; PEDOT:PSS

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BLOCKING LAYER; GAAS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; P3HT; PEDOT:PSS;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MASKS; MONOLAYERS; NANOWIRES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84862221187     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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