Quantum dot solar cell: Materials that produce two intermediate bands

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Jenks, Steven ^a   Gilmore, Robert ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BAND; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; MINIMUM DISTANCE; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT MATERIALS; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 79952500482     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3327817     Document Type: Article

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