MEH-PPV and PCBM solution concentration dependence of inverted-type organic solar cells based on Eosin-Y-coated ZnO nanorod arrays

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ginting, Riski Titian ^a   Yap, Chi Chin ^a   Yahaya, Muhammad ^a   Mat Salleh, Muhamad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROENGINEERING AND NANOELECTRONICS IMEN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SILVER; TIN OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

CELL-BASED; CONCENTRATION DEPENDENCE; EOSIN Y; MEH-PPV; METHYL ESTERS; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; ZNO NANORODS ARRAYS;

ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84873325575     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/503715     Document Type: Article

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