Hybrid photovoltaic devices based on chalcogenide nanostructures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8477, Issue , 2012, Pages

  De Freitas, Jilian N ^a   Alves, João Paulo C ^a   Korala, Lasantha ^b   Brock, Stephanie L ^b   Nogueira, Ana F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerogel; CdSe; P3HT; PCBM

Indexed keywords

CDS; CDSE; CHALCOGENIDE AEROGELS; ELECTRON HOPPING; INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; INTEGRATED NETWORKS; P3HT; PCBM; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYMER STRUCTURE; TRANSPORT OF CHARGE;

AEROGELS; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FULLERENES; NANOPARTICLES;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84872125997     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.928845     Document Type: Conference Paper

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