Cu2S Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite for High-Efficiency Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Overcoming the Redox Limitations of S2-/Sn2-at the Counter Electrode

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2453-2460

  Radich, Emmy J ^a   Dwyer, Ryan ^b   Kamat, Prashant V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

copper sulfide; counter electrodes; electrochemistry; graphene oxide; polysulfide electrolyte; quantum dot solar cell

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYSULFIDES; REDOX REACTIONS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

CADMIUM CHALCOGENIDES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; REDOX ELECTROLYTES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO);

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 81855164823     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201064k     Document Type: Article

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