Ink-jet-printed (ZnO)1-x(TiO2)x composite films for solar cell applications

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 502-506

  Girgis, E ^a   Fang, Mei ^b   Hassan, E ^a   Kathab, N ^a   Rao, K V ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Composite film; Ink jet printing; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

DEVICE EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; GLASS SUBSTRATES; INK-JET; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PURE ZNO; SIMPLE TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; TIO; ZNO;

INK JET PRINTERS; INK JET PRINTING; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84873298621     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.320     Document Type: Article

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