Optimizing ZnO nanoparticle surface for bulk heterojunction hybrid solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-47

  Shao, Shuyan ^a   Zheng, Kaibo ^b   Zidek, Karel ^b   Chabera, Pavel ^b   Pullerits, Tõnu ^b   Zhang, Fengling ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hybrid solar cells; Surface modification; Trap; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; ELECTRICAL COUPLING; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; POLY (ETHYLENE OXIDE) (PEO); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RECOMBINATION LOSS; TRAP; ZNO;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SURFACE TREATMENT; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84883385605     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.046     Document Type: Article

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