Solar cells based on junctions between colloidal Pbse nanocrystals and thin ZnO films

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3638-3648

  Leschkies, Kurtis S ^a   Beatty, Timothy J ^a   Kang, Moon Sung ^a   Norris, David J ^a   Aydil, Eray S ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitonic solar cell; Nanocrystal; PbSe; Quantum dot; Solar cell; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE BAND GAP; EXCITONIC SOLAR CELL; EXCITONIC SOLAR CELLS; NANOCRYSTAL FILMS; PBSE NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAGES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; SCHOTTKY; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; ZNO; ZNO FILMS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; ZINC OXIDE;

CELLS;

EID: 73249152793     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901139d     Document Type: Article

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