Improving poly(3-hexylthiophene)-TiO2 heterojunction solar cells by connecting polypyrrole to the TiO2 nanorods

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 109-115

  Li, Feilong ^a   Ni, Xiuyuan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heterojunction solar cells; Interface; Photopolymerization; Poly(3 hexylthiophene); Surface modification; TiO2 nanorod array

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INTENSITY MODULATED PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPIES (IMVS); NANO-ROD ARRAYS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CARRIER MOBILITY; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANORODS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; POLYPYRROLES; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84883491306     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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