CdSe quantum dot-single wall carbon nanotube complexes for polymeric solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 87, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 733-746

  Landi, B J ^a   Castro, S L ^b   Ruf, H J ^a   Evans, C M ^a   Bailey, S G ^c   Raffaelle, R P ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Polymer solar cell; Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRONS; FABRICATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

AIR MASS ZERO (AM0); POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERIC COMPOSITES; SURFACE EFFECTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 17644409726     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.07.047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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