Stamping transfer of a quantum dot interlayer for organic photovoltaic cells

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 25, 2012, Pages 9893-9898

  Jeon, Ji Hye ^a   Wang, Dong Hwan ^a,d   Park, Hyunmin ^c   Park, Jong Hyeok ^b   Park, O Ok ^a,c  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CADMIUM SELENIDES; CDSE; CDSE QDS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGE; METAL CATHODES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; ORGANOPHILIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLYCARBONATE FILMS; SOLVENT RESISTANCE; TEM ANALYSIS; TRANSFER METHOD;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CATHODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; STAMPING; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84862848817     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la301477e     Document Type: Article

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