A 12% efficient silicon/PEDOT:PSS heterojunction solar cell fabricated at < 100 °c

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 260-264

  Nagamatsu, Ken A ^a   Avasthi, Sushobhan ^a   Jhaveri, Janam ^a   Sturm, James C ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterojunction; hybrid photovoltaics; PEDOT: PSS; silicon organic

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAICS; INTERFACE BLOCKS; LOW TEMPERATURES; PEDOT: PSS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REVERSE RECOVERY;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; FABRICATION; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84891560607     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2287758     Document Type: Article

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