Multiple exciton collection in a sensitized photovoltaic system

Science

Volumn 330, Issue 6000, 2010, Pages 63-66

  Sambur, Justin B ^a,b   Novet, Thomas ^c   Parkinson, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Voxtel Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTAL; QUANTUM DOT;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXCITON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTON; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD;

EID: 77957361846     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1191462     Document Type: Article

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