Blocking layer optimisation of poly(3-hexylthiopene) based Solid State Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1882-1890

  Matteocci, F ^a   Mincuzzi, G ^a   Giordano, F ^a   Capasso, A ^c   Artuso, E ^b   Barolo, C ^b   Viscardi, G ^b   Brown, T M ^a   Reale, A ^a   Di Carlo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell; Compact layer; Deposition; Dye; Organic dye; Poly(3 hexylthiopene); Pyrolysis; Sensitized; Solar; Solid; Spray; State

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; DYEING; EFFICIENCY; FABRICATION; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SPRAYING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COMPACT LAYER; ORGANIC DYE; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPENE); SENSITIZED; SOLAR; STATE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84877825139     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.03.037     Document Type: Article

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