Low-temperature synthesis of carbon nanotubes on indium tin oxide electrodes for organic solar cells

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 524-532

  Capasso, Andrea ^a   Salamandra, Luigi ^b   Di Carlo, Aldo ^b   Bell, John M ^a   Motta, Nunzio ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrode; Indium tin oxide; Kelvin probe; Organic photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

COATED GLASS; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; FE LAYER; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; HOLE TRANSPORTS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INDIUM TIN OXIDE ELECTRODES; ITO FILMS; KELVIN PROBE; KELVIN PROBE METHOD; LIGHT-HARVESTING; LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PERCOLATION PATH; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; TEST CELL; ULTRA-THIN;

BLENDING; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLVENTS; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

ITO GLASS;

EID: 84864954620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21904286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.3.60     Document Type: Article

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