A preliminary development in hybrid a-silicon/polymer solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 145-152

  Zhang, Zhi ^a   He, Zhiqun ^a   Liang, Chunjun ^a   Lind, Anna H N ^b   Diyaf, Adel ^b   Peng, Ying ^a   Wilson, John I B ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Hybrid; Open circuit voltage; P3HT; Photovoltaic; Short circuit current

Indexed keywords

HYBRID; P3HT; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); SEMICONDUCTING LAYER; STANDARD TEST CONDITION (STC);

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY;

EID: 84884725948     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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