The optical and electrochemical properties of CdS/CdSe co-sensitized TiO 2 solar cells prepared by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction processes

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 964-971

  Zhang, Yaohong ^a   Zhu, Jun ^a   Yu, Xuechao ^a   Wei, Junfeng ^a   Hu, Linhua ^a   Dai, Songyuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cadmium selenide; Cadmium sulfide; Co sensitizers; Quantum dot sensitized solar cells; SILAR

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SELENIDES; CDS; CO-SENSITIZERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SILAR; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; THIRD GENERATION; TIO; UV VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; FUEL CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SOLAR POWER; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

EID: 84856686164     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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