Graphene-based transparent electrodes for hybrid solar cells

Frontiers in Materials

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Li, Pengfei ^a   Chen, Caiyun ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Li, Shaojuan ^a   Sun, Baoquan ^a   Bao, Qiaoliang ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Hybrid Schottky solar cell; Indium tin oxide; Transparent electrode

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE DEVICES; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ITO GLASS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; TIN OXIDES;

GRAPHENE ELECTRODES; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; LARGE-AREA GRAPHENE; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); REFERENCE DEVICES; SCHOTTKY SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

EID: 85062442382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22968016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2014.00026     Document Type: Article

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