Panchromatic sensitized solar cells based on metal sulfide quantum dots grown directly on nanostructured TiO2 electrodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 454-460

  Braga, Antonio ^a,b   Giménez, Sixto ^a   Concina, Isabella ^b   Vomiero, Alberto ^b   Mora Seró, Iván ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDS; CELL BEHAVIORS; CELL EFFICIENCY; COATING LAYER; DIRECT GROWTH; METAL SULFIDES; NANOSTRUCTURED TIO; NARROW BAND GAP; NEAR INFRARED REGION; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOTS; SIMPLE METHOD; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS;

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COATINGS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCURRENTS; POLYSULFIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79952329670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz2000112     Document Type: Article

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