Influence of cysteine adsorption on the performance of CdSe quantum dots sensitized solar cells

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 709-712

  Xu, Xueqing ^a   Giménez, Sixto ^b   Mora Seró, Iván ^b   Abate, Antonio ^b   Bisquert, Juan ^b   Xu, Gang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

CdSe quantum dots; Cysteine; Solar cells; Surfaces; TiO2 electrode

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ATR FTIR; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE; CDSE QDS; CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CYSTEINE; ELECTRON LIFETIME; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; FILL FACTOR; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; FUNCTIONALIZED; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MESOPOROUS TIO; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; TIO; TOLUENE SOLUTION; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; ION EXCHANGE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTIONS; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CADMIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 77957228324     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2010.07.041     Document Type: Article

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