Self-Passivating hybrid (organic/inorganic) tandem solar cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 657-661

  Kim, Sung Jin ^a,b   Kim, Won Jin ^b   Cartwright, Alexander N ^a,b   Prasad, Paras N ^a,b  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid device; Nanocrystal quantum dot; PbSe; Self passivation; Tandem cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

HYBRID DEVICE; NANOCRYSTAL QUANTUM DOT; PBSE; SELF-PASSIVATION; TANDEM CELL;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 62549140534     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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