The effect of a blocking layer on the photovoltaic performance in CdS quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 10526-10531

  Kim, Jongmin ^a   Choi, Hongsik ^a   Nahm, Changwoo ^a   Moon, Joonhee ^a   Kim, Chohui ^a   Nam, Seunghoon ^a   Jung, Dae Ryong ^a   Park, Byungwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blocking layer; Cadmium sulfide; Charge transfer kinetics; Quantum dot sensitized solar cells; Trap states

Indexed keywords

BACK TRANSFER; BLOCKING LAYERS; CDS; CDS QUANTUM DOTS; DYE MOLECULE; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; HIGH EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SURFACE RECOMBINATIONS; TIO; TRAP STATE; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLYTES; FLUORINE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYSULFIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 80053576627     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.08.052     Document Type: Article

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