A review: Synthesis, characterization and cell performance of Cu 2O based material for solar cells

Oriental Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1533-1545

  Siddiqui, Hafsa ^a   Parra, Mohammad Ramzan ^a   Pandey, Padmini ^a   Singh, Neha ^a   Qureshi, M S ^a   Haque, Fozia Z ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell performance; Low cost thin; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871099715     PISSN: 0970020X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13005/ojc/280361     Document Type: Article

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