Nanostructured TiO2 and PEDOT Electrodes with Photovoltaic Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Electrode Modification
2.2. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. Patents
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Deposited layer | VOC/V | JSC/mA cm−2 | % FF | % η |
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PEDOT | 0.48 | 6.0 × 10−3 | 16.1 | 4.9 × 10−4 |
PEDOT-nw | 0.39 | 1.0 × 10−2 | 25.7 | 1.0 × 10−3 |
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Mauricio Ramírez, A.; Cattin, L.; Bernède, J.-C.; Díaz, F.R.; Gacitúa, M.A.; del Valle, M.A. Nanostructured TiO2 and PEDOT Electrodes with Photovoltaic Application. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11010107
Mauricio Ramírez A, Cattin L, Bernède J-C, Díaz FR, Gacitúa MA, del Valle MA. Nanostructured TiO2 and PEDOT Electrodes with Photovoltaic Application. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(1):107. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11010107
Chicago/Turabian StyleMauricio Ramírez, Andrés, Linda Cattin, Jean-Christian Bernède, Fernando Raúl Díaz, Manuel Alejandro Gacitúa, and María Angélica del Valle. 2021. "Nanostructured TiO2 and PEDOT Electrodes with Photovoltaic Application" Nanomaterials 11, no. 1: 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11010107
APA StyleMauricio Ramírez, A., Cattin, L., Bernède, J. -C., Díaz, F. R., Gacitúa, M. A., & del Valle, M. A. (2021). Nanostructured TiO2 and PEDOT Electrodes with Photovoltaic Application. Nanomaterials, 11(1), 107. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11010107