Conductive carbon paint as an anode buffer layer in inverted CdS/Poly(3-hexylthiophene) solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 98, Issue PC, 2013, Pages 196-202

  Cortina Marrero, Hugo J ^a   Nair, P K ^a   Hu, Hailin ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anode buffer layer; Cadmium sulfide; Conductive carbon paint; Hybrid solar cells; Poly(3 hexylthiophene)

Indexed keywords

ANODE BUFFER LAYERS; CHARGE RECOMBINATION PROCESS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CONDUCTIVE CARBON; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE;

BUFFER LAYERS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CARBON; CARRIER MOBILITY; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; GOLD; OHMIC CONTACTS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PAINT; POLYMER FILMS; SUBSTRATES;

SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM; CARBON; CURRENT; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; GLASS; GOLD; LAYER; POLYMER; RECOMBINATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84887218131     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.09.034     Document Type: Article

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