Solution Processed Polymer–Inorganic Semiconductor Solar Cells Employing Sb2S3 as a Light Harvesting and Electron Transporting Material. Issue 8 (2nd April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bansal, Neha; O'Mahony, Flannan T. F.; Lutz, Thierry; Haque, Saif A.
• Is Part Of: Advanced energy materials. Volume 3:Issue 8(2013:Aug.)
• Page Start: 986
• Page End: 990
• Publication Date: 2013-04-02
• Subjects: Energy harvesting -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Materials -- Periodicals; Photovoltaics -- Periodicals; Fuel cells -- Periodicals; Thermoelectric materials -- Periodicals; 621.31
• DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201300017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1614-6832

Abstract

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