Light harvesting efficiency of hybrid nano-composite for photovoltaic application

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 231-239

  Singh, Suman ^a   Deol, Rajinder Singh ^a   Singla, M L ^a   Jain, D V S ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ORGANISATION   (India)

^b PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium sulfide; Composite; Nanocomposite; Photovoltaic cell; Polyaniline

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYANILINE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CADMIUM SULFIDE NANOPARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; HYBRID NANOCOMPOSITES; INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS; PHOTON CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE; POLYANILINES (PANI);

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 84902124761     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.05.015     Document Type: Article

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