Detailed-balance power conversion limits of nanocrystal-quantum-dot solar cells in the presence of carrier multiplication

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Klimov, Victor I ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MULTIPLICATION; ELECTRON-HOLE PAIRS; POWER CONVERSION;

ELECTRONS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33748981185     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2356314     Document Type: Article

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