The effect of nanoparticle shape on the photocarrier dynamics and photovoltaic device performance of poly(3-hexylthiophene):CdSe nanoparticle bulk heterojunction solar cells

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2629-2635

  Dayal, Smita ^a   Reese, Matthew O ^a   Ferguson, Andrew J ^a   Ginley, David S ^a   Rumbles, Carry ^a   Kopidakis, Nikos ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR PHASE; ACTIVE LAYER; APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CARRIER GENERATION; CDSE NANOPARTICLES; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODELESS; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; FLASH PHOTOLYSIS; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE SHAPE; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOCARRIER; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER PHASE; PROCESSING CONDITION; QUANTUM DOT; SAMPLE PROCESSING; TIME-RESOLVED MICROWAVE CONDUCTIVITIES; TRANSPORT DYNAMICS; TRANSPORT OF CHARGE;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 77956040162     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201000628     Document Type: Article

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