Growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanowalls for inverted polymer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 34-40

  Liang, Zhiqiang ^a,b   Gao, Rui ^b   Lan, Jo Lin ^b   Wiranwetchayan, Orawan ^b   Zhang, Qifeng ^b   Li, Chundong ^a   Cao, Guozhong ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous solution growth; Inverted polymer solar cells; Nanowalls; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION GROWTHS; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; INVERTED POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; NANOWALLS; PERFORMANCE OF DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SELECTIVE DISSOLUTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTIONS; SUBSTRATES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84878848554     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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