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Title: Nickel Oxide Interlayer Films from Nickel Formate-Ethylenediamine Precursor: Influence of Annealing on Thin Film Properties and Photovoltaic Device Performance

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Chemistry A
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA01379H· OSTI ID:1220683

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials (CISSEM); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
NREL Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD)
Contributing Organization:
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; University of Denver, Denver, Colorado; Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
OSTI ID:
1220683
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5K00-63806
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 3, Issue 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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