Solution-processed PbS quantum dot infrared photodetectors and photovoltaics

Nature Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-142

  Mcdonald, Steven A ^a   Konstantatos, Gerasimos ^a   Zhang, Shiguo ^a   Cyr, Paul W ^a   Klem, Ethan J D ^a   Levina, Larissa ^a   Sargent, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON MOBILITY; INFRARED DETECTORS; LIGHTING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO;

SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 13144255732     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat1299     Document Type: Article

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