Self-assembled structures of semiconductor nanocrystals and polymers for photovoltaics. 2. Multilayers of CdSe nanocrystals and oligo(poly)thiophene- based molecules. Optical, electrochemical, photoelectrochemical, and photoconductive properties

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1521-1532

  Zotti, G ^a   Vercelli, B ^a   Berlin, A ^a   Pasini, M ^a   Nelson, T L ^b   McCullough, R D ^b   Virgili, T ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDSE NANOCRYSTALS; CDSE NANOPARTICLES; CHARGE TRANSPORT; CONJUGATED CHAIN; CONJUGATED LINKERS; DIPHOSPHONIC ACID; FTIR; GLASS SURFACES; HEXADECYLAMINE; HOLE TRANSPORTING; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; NEW MATERIAL; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PL SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIC STRUCTURES; QUANTUM DOT; SELF ASSEMBLED STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; SEXITHIOPHENES; TERTHIOPHENES;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLATION; DISPLAY DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ITO GLASS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERIC GLASS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; THIOPHENE;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 77049113286     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm903557e     Document Type: Article

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