Photovoltaic performance improvement in planar P3HT/CdS solar cells induced by structural, optical and electrical property modification in thermal annealed P3HT thin films

EPJ Applied Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cortina Marrero, Hugo Jorge ^a   Martínez Alonso, Claudia ^a   Hechavarría Difur, Liliana ^b   Hu, Hailin ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b Universidad Del Istmo   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CHARGE CARRIER EXTRACTION; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; SOLUTION DEPOSITION; THERMAL ANNEALING PROCESS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; OHMIC CONTACTS; POLYMER FILMS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

ANNEALING;

EID: 84880126598     PISSN: 12860042     EISSN: 12860050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/epjap/2013120361     Document Type: Article

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