Quantum dot PbS 0.9Se 0.1/TiO 2 heterojunction solar cells

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 40, 2012, Pages

  Zhai, Guangmei ^a,b   Church, Carena P ^b   Breeze, Alison J ^c   Zhang, Daoli ^a   Alers, Glenn B ^b   Carter, Sue A ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Solexant Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTION DEVICES; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84866555050     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/40/405401     Document Type: Article

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