Photovoltaic properties of graphene nanodisk-integrated polymer composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 548-557

  Ren, Liqiang ^a   Qiu, Jingjing ^a   Wang, Shiren ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Thin films; B. Electrical properties; B. Optical properties techniques

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM); DISPERSION MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES/TECHNIQUES; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARRIER MOBILITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; GRAPHENE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84881519616     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.07.017     Document Type: Article

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