The influence of molecular interface modification on the charge dynamics of polymeric semiconductor:ZnO heterostructure

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Rezasoltani, Elham ^a   Wang, Mingqing ^b   Hill, Ian G ^b   Silva, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLARONS; ZINC OXIDE;

HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; MODULATION FREQUENCIES; MOLECULAR INTERFACES; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMERIC SEMICONDUCTORS; QUASI-STEADY STATE;

INTERFACE STATES;

EID: 84906542759     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4893361     Document Type: Article

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