Large auag alloy nanoparticles synthesized in organic media using a one-pot reaction: Their applications for high-performance bulk heterojunction solar cells

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 3975-3984

  Chen, Hsieh Chih ^a   Chou, Shang Wei ^a   Tseng, Wei Hsuan ^a   Chen, I Wen P ^a   Liu, Chi Chang ^a   Liu, Chun ^a   Liu, Chien Liang ^a   Chen, Chun Hsien ^a   Wu, Chih I ^a   Chou, Pi Tai ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

alloy nanoparticles; AuAg alloys; light trapping; solar cells; surface plasmons

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; ALLOY NANOPARTICLE; AU-AG ALLOY NANOPARTICLES; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CONTROL STANDARDS; FILL FACTOR; HIGH QUALITY; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT EFFICIENCIES; LIGHT-TRAPPING; METAL PRECURSOR; METALLIC ADDITIVES; METHYL ESTERS; MOLAR RATIO; MONO-DISPERSED; NANO-ALLOYS; ONE-POT REACTION; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; ORGANIC MEDIA; PLASMON BAND; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REFERENCE DEVICES; RELATIVE INTENSITY; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SURFACE PLASMONS; SYNTHETIC PROCESS; TRIOCTYLPHOSPHINES;

ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GOLD; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTONS; PLASMONS; QUALITY CONTROL; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; SOLAR CELLS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84867061077     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201200218     Document Type: Article

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