Parallel pool analysis of transient spectroscopy reveals origins of and perspectives for ZnO hybrid solar cell performance enhancement using semiconducting surfactants

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2665-2670

  Meister, Michael ^c   Amsden, Jason J ^a,b   Howard, Ian A ^c   Park, Insun ^b   Lee, Changhee ^a   Yoon, Do Y ^b   Laquai, Frédéric ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Excited States; Photochemistry; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHARGE GENERATION; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; PERFORMANCE VARIATIONS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES; TRANSIENT SPECTROSCOPY; ZNO; ZNO NANOCRYSTAL; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

EXCITED STATES; LAKES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84866631972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3006207     Document Type: Article

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