A simple method for incorporating lead sulfide nanoparticles directly in poly (3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT) matrix

Energy Procedia

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 233-237

  Alam, Firoz ^a   Dutta, Viresh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Blend solution; Organic photovoltaic devices; P3HT; PbS NPs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897516641     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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