Quantum dot sensitized solar cells with improved efficiency prepared using electrophoretic deposition

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 5962-5968

  Salant, Asaf ^a   Shalom, Menny ^b   Hod, Idan ^b   Faust, Adam ^a   Zaban, Arie ^b   Banin, Uri ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

electrophoretic deposition; quantum dot sensitized solar cell; quantum dots; size effects; solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED PHOTONS; BAND GAPS; CDSE QDS; COATED ELECTRODES; CONDUCTING ELECTRODES; EFFICIENT ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION METHODS; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; FACILE FABRICATION; INORGANIC NANOCRYSTALS; MESOPOROUS TIO; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; PRE-TREATMENT; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM RODS; SIZE EFFECTS; SIZE-DEPENDENCE; SUN ILLUMINATION; TIO;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COATED WIRE ELECTRODES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC SULFIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 78049345463     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn1018208     Document Type: Article

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