Photovoltaic response of a topotaxially formed CdS-CuxS single nanorod heterojunction

Nanotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2011, Pages

  Mehta, B R ^a   Gupta, Saatviki ^a   Singh, V N ^a   Tripathi, Prashant ^a   Varandani, Deepak ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; CDS; CDS LAYER; CDS NANOROD; CONVERSION REACTIONS; COPPER SULFIDES; ENERGY-BAND DIAGRAM; HYDROTHERMAL ROUTES; J-V CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLATINUM; PROBES;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 79952085639     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/13/135701     Document Type: Review

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