Efficient electron collection in hybrid polymer solar cells: In-situ-generated ZnO/poly(3-hexylthiophene) scaffolded by a TiO2 nanorod array

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1983-1988

  Liao, Wen Pin ^a   Wu, Jih Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

electron collection; hybrid polymer solar cells; in situ generated ZnO P3HT; photocarrier dynamics

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IN SITU PROCESSING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; POLYMERS; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; ELECTRON COLLECTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT RATE; ELECTRON TRANSPORTER; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; HYBRID POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOCARRIER; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE;

POLYMER SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84879206816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400996d     Document Type: Article

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