Effects of metal-free conjugated oligomer as a surface modifier in hybrid polymer/ZnO solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-74

  Chen, Chiang Ting ^a   Hsu, Fang Chi ^b   Sung, Yun Ming ^a   Liao, Hsueh Chung ^a   Yen, Wei Che ^a   Su, Wei Fang ^a   Chen, Yang Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hybrid solar cell; Interface; Oligomer; Surface modification; Transport; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED OLIGOMER; CONTOUR LENGTHS; CRITICAL ISSUES; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; HOLE DENSITIES; HYBRID POLYMERS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; INTERFACE PROPERTY; LIGHT-HARVESTING POLYMERS; NANOMORPHOLOGIES; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; REPEAT UNIT STRUCTURES; SURFACE MODIFIERS; TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT NETWORKS; ZNO;

BROMINE; ELECTRON MOBILITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANORODS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE TREATMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

OLIGOMERS;

EID: 84865574546     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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