Efficient modification of metal oxide surfaces with phosphonic acids by spray coating

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3935-3942

  Bulusu, Anuradha ^a   Paniagua, Sergio A ^b   Macleod, Bradley A ^c   Sigdel, Ajaya K ^c   Berry, Joseph J ^c   Olson, Dana C ^c   Marder, Seth R ^b   Graham, Samuel ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; DIPCOATING METHODS; INDIUM ZINC OXIDES; METAL OXIDE SURFACES; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

COATING TECHNIQUES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEPOSITS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCALABILITY; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES; WORK FUNCTION;

COATINGS;

EID: 84875596691     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la303354t     Document Type: Article

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