Hybrid organic/inorganic nanocomposites for photovoltaic cells

Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2747-2771

  Liu, Ruchuan ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Charge separation; Conjugated polymer; Interface; Nanocomposites; Nanostructure; Photovoltaic; Semiconductor; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HYBRID SYSTEMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID; ORGANIC/INORGANIC NANO-COMPOSITE; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84899154172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ma7042747     Document Type: Review

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