Large area hole transporter deposition in efficient solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell mini-modules

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2013, Pages

  Hey, Andrew S ^a   Snaith, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DOCTOR-BLADE COATINGS; LARGE-AREA PROCESSING; OPTIMIZED PROTOCOL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

DEPOSITION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84887887250     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4828486     Document Type: Article

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