Increase in open circuit voltage by the incorporation of band gap engineered FeS2 nanoparticle within MEHPPV solar cell

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3749-3755

  Layek, Animesh ^a   Middya, Somnath ^a   Ray, Partha Pratim ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; CAPPING REAGENTS; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; HYDROTHERMAL ROUTES; RAMAN STUDIES; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

ENERGY GAP; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84890120810     PISSN: 09574522     EISSN: 1573482X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-013-1313-0     Document Type: Article

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