Study of polymer/ZnO nanostructure interfaces by Kelvin probe force microscopy

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-251

  Xu, Tingting ^a   Venkatesan, Swaminathan ^a   Galipeau, David ^a   Qiao, Qiquan ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid solar cells; Interface; Kelvin probe force microscopy; Surface potential

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; HETEROJUNCTION DEVICES; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; LIGHT ABSORBERS; NANOROD MORPHOLOGIES; NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD;

HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANORODS; PROBES; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE POTENTIAL;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84870243771     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.08.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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