Synthesis of PbS nanocrystal/functionalized conducting polymers for plastic solar cells

International Journal of Nanoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 521-532

  Zhou, M ^a   Wang, B ^a   Jiang, X ^a   Zakhidov, A A ^a   Ferraris, J P ^a   Azunskis, D ^b   Hanley, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

carrier multiplication; conducting polymers; multi exciton generation; Nanocrystals; photovoltaics; solar cell

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MULTIPLICATION; DIRECT SYNTHESIS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; HOST MATRICES; MULTI-EXCITON GENERATION; MULTIEXCITONS; PBS NANOCRYSTAL; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PLASTIC SOLAR CELLS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE;

CHELATION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; LIGANDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 79959565445     PISSN: 0219581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219581X11008320     Document Type: Article

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