Tandem-layered quantum dot solar cells: Tuning the photovoltaic response with luminescent ternary cadmium chalcogenides

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 877-885

  Santra, Pralay K ^a   Kamat, Prashant V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHALCOGENIDES; CDSES QUANTUM DOTS; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; EMISSION BANDS; GRADIENT STRUCTURE; INFRARED PHOTONS; MAXIMUM POWER; MESOSCOPICS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTON MANAGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC RESPONSE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; SINGLE LAYER; TERNARY SEMICONDUCTORS; TIO; TRANSIENT SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE REGION;

CADMIUM; CHALCOGENIDES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENERGY GAP; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHALCOGENIDE DERIVATIVE; QUANTUM DOT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTON; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84872526251     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja310737m     Document Type: Article

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