Charge separation and photocurrent polarity-switching at CdS quantum dots assembly in polyelectrolyte interfaced with hole scavengers

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 28, 2009, Pages 5962-5973

  El Harakeh, Maysaa ^a   Alawieh, Leen ^a   Saouma, Samer ^a   Halaoui, Lara I ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

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EID: 77953681556     PISSN: 14639076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b820895f     Document Type: Article

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