Hybrid polymer: Colloidal nanoparticle photovoltaic cells incorporating a solution-processed, multi-functioned ZnO nanocrystal layer

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Yang, Jihua ^a   Qian, Lei ^a   Zhou, Renjia ^a   Zheng, Ying ^a   Tang, Aiwei ^a,b   Holloway, Paul H ^a   Xue, Jiangeng ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CDSE NANOCRYSTALS; CHEMICAL EFFECT; COLLOIDAL NANOPARTICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY; HYBRID POLYMERS; LOW WORK FUNCTION; METAL CATHODES; OPTICAL INTENSITIES; ORGANIC-INORGANIC; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PHOTOGENERATED EXCITONS; PHOTOGENERATED HOLES; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; TRANSPORT RATE; WATER MOLECULE; ZNO LAYERS; ZNO NANOCRYSTAL;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CATHODES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84863262800     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3689154     Document Type: Article

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