An insight into atmospheric plasma jet modified ZnO quantum dots thin film for flexible perovskite solar cell: Optoelectronic transient and charge trapping studies

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 10379-10390

  Ameen, Sadia ^a   Akhtar, M Shaheer ^a   Seo, Hyung Kee ^a   Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja ^b   Shin, Hyung Shik ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; FABRICATION; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PEROVSKITE; PLASMA JETS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; CHARGE-TRANSFER RATE; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; INTENSITY-MODULATED; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; THIN FILM SUBSTRATE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84929339383     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b00933     Document Type: Article

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