The role of hole transport in hybrid inorganic/organic silicon/poly(3,4- ethylenedioxy-thiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) heterojunction solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 9049-9055

  Pietsch, Matthias ^a   Bashouti, Muhammad Y ^a   Christiansen, Silke ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER SEPARATION; CONDUCTIVE-TRANSPARENT POLYMERS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; HYBRID INORGANIC/ORGANIC; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; POLYMER DISPERSIONS;

CHARGE CARRIERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTOELECTRONS; POLYMER FILMS; SEPARATION; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE SEGREGATION; THIOPHENE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84877698776     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp308349f     Document Type: Article

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