Semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots as solar cell components and photosensitizers: Material, charge transfer, and separation aspects of some device topologies

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1879-1887

  Hetsch, Frederik ^a   Xu, Xueqing ^a   Wang, Hongkang ^a   Kershaw, Stephen V ^a   Rogach, Andrey L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER KINETICS; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; MESOPOROUS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; RUTHENIUM DYE; SCHOTTKY JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; WIDE-BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR;

CHARGE TRANSFER; ENERGY GAP; ION EXCHANGE; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RUTHENIUM; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 79961244117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200802j     Document Type: Review

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