Influence of TiOx and Ti cathode interlayers on the performance and stability of hybrid solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 217-224

  Dunst, Sebastian ^a,b   Rath, Thomas ^a   Moscher, Stefan ^a,b   Troi, Lukas ^a,b   Edler, Matthias ^c   Griesser, Thomas ^c   Trimmel, Gregor ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b POLYMER COMPETENCE CENTER LEOBEN GMBH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Copper indium sulfide; In situ preparation; Lifetime; Nanocomposite; Polymer photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; INDIUM SULFIDE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILVER; TITANIUM;

COPPER INDIUM SULFIDES; HIGH-VACUUM CONDITIONS; IN-SITU PREPARATIONS; LIFETIME; OXYGEN CONTAINING ATMOSPHERE; POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STABILITY OF SOLAR CELLS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; TI CATHODES; TIO;

SOLAR CELLS; NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84905229687     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.06.044     Document Type: Article

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