Hybrid bulk heterojunction solar cells based on poly(3-hexylthiophene) and ZnO nanoparticles modified by side-chain functional polythiophenes

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 526, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-126

  Li, Fan ^a   Du, Yanhui ^a   Chen, Yiwang ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hybrid solar cells; Nanoparticles; Photovoltaics; Polythiophene

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; FILL FACTOR; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE TRANSFER; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PHYSICAL MIXTURES; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLY-THIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SIDE-CHAINS; ZNO; ZNO DEVICES; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE; ZINC OXIDE;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84872140782     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2012.10.125     Document Type: Article

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