Effects of particle morphology of ZnO buffer layer on the performance of organic solar cell devices

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 6-12

  Mbule, P S ^a   Kim, T H ^b   Kim, B S ^b   Swart, H C ^a   Ntwaeaborwa, O M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

P3HT:PCBM; Photoactive; Photovoltaic; ZnO nanoparticles nanoflakes

Indexed keywords

DONOR-ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON EXTRACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METAL ELECTRODES; METHYL ESTERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; P3HT:PCBM; PARTICLE MORPHOLOGIES; PHOTOACTIVE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SEMICONDUCTING MATERIALS; TIO; WIDE BAND GAP; ZNO; ZNO BUFFER LAYER; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONS; EXTRACTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MORPHOLOGY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84873634126     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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