Hole transfer from low band gap quantum dots to conjugated polymers in organic/inorganic hybrid photovoltaics

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 280-284

  Colbert, Adam E ^a   Janke, Eric M ^a   Hsieh, Stephen T ^a   Subramaniyan, Selvam ^b   Schlenker, Cody W ^a   Jenekhe, Samson A ^b   Ginger, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Excited States; Photochemistry; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HOLE TRANSFER; HOST POLYMERS; LOW BAND GAP; ORGANIC/INORGANIC; ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRIDS; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYMER PHASE; POSITIVELY CHARGED; SPECTROSCOPIC FINGERPRINTS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; EXCITED STATES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOEXCITATION; POLARONS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84872723455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301926u     Document Type: Article

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