CdHgTe and CdTe quantum dot solar cells displaying an energy conversion efficiency exceeding 2%

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2046-2051

  Yang, Zusing ^a   Chang, Huan Tsung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CdHgTe; CdTe; Nanocrystals; Quantum dot solar cells

Indexed keywords

3-MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; AQUEOUS MIXTURES; CDHGTE; CDTE; CDTE QUANTUM DOTS; DEPOSITION SEQUENCES; ELECTRON-TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; FILL FACTOR; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; POLY(DIMETHYLDIALLYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE); QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; TIO;

ACIDS; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 77957664371     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.013     Document Type: Article

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