Efficient Schottky-quantum-dot photovoltaics: The roles of depletion, drift, and diffusion

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Johnston, Keith W ^a   Pattantyus Abraham, Andras G ^a   Clifford, Jason P ^a   Myrskog, Stefan H ^a   Hoogland, Sjoerd ^a   Shukla, Harnik ^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

DIFFUSION; ELECTRONS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SCHOTTKY QUANTUM DOT PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 41349120031     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2896295     Document Type: Article

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