Considerably improved photovoltaic performance of carbon nanotube-based solar cells using metal oxide layers

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wang, Feijiu ^a   Kozawa, Daichi ^a   Miyauchi, Yuhei ^a,b   Hiraoka, Kazushi ^c   Mouri, Shinichiro ^a   Ohno, Yutaka ^d   Matsuda, Kazunari ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; METAL OXIDE; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

CARBON; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; REFLECTOMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84923684039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7305     Document Type: Article

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