Nanoparticle-assisted high photoconductive gain in composites of polymer and fullerene

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 543-547

  Chen, Hsiang Yu ^a   Lo, Michael K F ^a   Yang, Guanwen ^a   Monbouquette, Harold G ^a   Yang, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; EFFICIENCY; FULLERENES; HOLE CONCENTRATION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY;

CATHODE-POLYMER INTERFACE; CDTE NANOPARTICLES; COMPOSITES OF POLYMERS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; INORGANIC MATERIALS; INORGANIC NANOCRYSTALS; LOW APPLIED VOLTAGES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE GAINS;

NANOMETALS;

FULLERENE; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; SOLVENT; TELLURIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY GAIN; PHOTODYNAMICS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 51349138248     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.206     Document Type: Article

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