Using upconversion nanoparticles to improve photovoltaic properties of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-TiO2 heterojunction solar cell

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Ma, Xun ^a   Ni, Xiuyuan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Light harvesting; Photovoltaic properties; Upconversion nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTONS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT-HARVESTING; LONG-WAVELENGTH PHOTONS; MONOCHROMATIC ILLUMINATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; UPCONVERSION FLUORESCENCE; UPCONVERSION NANOPARTICLES;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

LANTHANIDE; LITHIUM; NANOPARTICLE; POLY(3 HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84874636715     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1547-z     Document Type: Article

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