The synergistic effect of nanocrystal integration and process optimization on solar cell efficiency

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Ren, Liqiang ^a   Wang, Shiren ^a   Holtz, Mark ^b   Qiu, Jingjing ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW LOADING; METHYL ESTERS; MOBILITY MEASUREMENTS; NONRADIATIVE DECAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SEMI-CONDUCTING NANOTUBES; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; THERMAL-ANNEALING; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

BUTYRIC ACID; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FATTY ACIDS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CARRIER MOBILITY;

EID: 84862966566     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/7/075401     Document Type: Article

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