Peak external photocurrent quantum efficiency exceeding 100% via MEG in a quantum dot solar cell

Science

Volumn 334, Issue 6062, 2011, Pages 1530-1533

  Semonin, Octavi E ^a,b   Luther, Joseph M ^a   Choi, Sukgeun ^a   Chen, Hsiang Yu ^a   Gao, Jianbo ^a,c   Nozik, Arthur J ^a,b   Beard, Matthew C ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUANTUM DOT;

ABSORPTION; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SOLAR SYSTEM;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENERGY CONVERSION; MULTIPLE EXCITON GENERATION; PHOTOCURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SOLAR CELL; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 83755172041     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1209845     Document Type: Article

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