Exciton multiplication and relaxation dynamics in quantum dots: Applications to ultra-high efficiency solar photon conversion

Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 40-44

  Nozik, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOEXCITATION; PHOTONS; QUANTUM YIELD; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CRYSTAL MOMENTUM; RELAXATION DYNAMICS;

EXCITONS;

EID: 41749114515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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