Efficient CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells prepared by an improved successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction process

Nano Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4221-4227

  Lee, Hyojoong ^a,b   Wang, Mingkui ^a   Chen, Peter ^a   Gamelin, Daniel R ^a,c   Zakeeruddin, Shaik M ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a   Nazeeruddin, Md K ^a  

^a Chemistry Section   (Switzerland)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL-SOLID-STATE; CDSE QDS; CDTE; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; IN-SITU; INORGANIC/ORGANIC HYBRID; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MESO-PORES; MESOPOROUS TIO; ORGANIC HOLE CONDUCTORS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PHOTO-ANODES; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOTS; REDOX COUPLE; SELENIDES; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; TIO; TRANSIENT VOLTAGE;

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COBALT; ETHANOL; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM SELENIDE; ION; NANOMATERIAL; QUANTUM DOT; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IONS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTUM DOTS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 71949108604     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl902438d     Document Type: Article

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