Effect of ZnS coating on the photovoltaic properties of CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Shen, Qing ^a   Kobayashi, Junya ^a   Diguna, Lina J ^a   Toyoda, Taro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURED TIO2 FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES;

COATING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 43049147115     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2903059     Document Type: Article

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