Enhanced infrared photovoltaic efficiency in PbS nanocrystal/semiconducting polymer composites: 600-fold increase in maximum power output via control of the ligand barrier

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Zhang, S ^a   Cyr, P W ^a   McDonald, S A ^a   Konstantatos, G ^a   Sargent, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OLEIC ACID; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

COMPOSITE LAYER; OCTYLAMINE-CAPPED NCS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT;

INFRARED RADIATION;

EID: 28444437365     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2137895     Document Type: Article

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