The influence of wrinkled ZnO on inverted low bandgap thin film solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 180-185

  Lin, Ching Fuh ^a   Chen, Chao Shuo ^a   Yang, Po Ching ^a   Shen, Yu Min ^a   Ma, Shou Yuan ^a   Shiu, Shu Chia ^a   Hung, Shih Che ^a   Lin, Shang Hong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inverted structure; Leakage current; Polymer solar cells; Wrinkle; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; AIR STABILITY; AIR-STABLE; INVERTED STRUCTURE; LOW BANDGAP; LOW BANDGAP POLYMERS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTION PROCESS; THIN FILM MORPHOLOGY; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; TIO; WRINKLE; ZNO; ZNO FILMS;

ENERGY GAP; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; METALLIC FILMS; NANORODS; POLYMERS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84862819681     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.042     Document Type: Article

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