Quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells: Understanding linker molecules through theory and experiment

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2434-2438

  Margraf, Johannes T ^a   Ruland, Andrés ^a   Sgobba, Vito ^a   Guldi, Dirk M ^a   Clark, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING CONFIGURATION; CELL ASSEMBLY; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; DFT CALCULATION; LINKER MOLECULES; MERCAPTOPROPIONIC ACID; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM-DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; TIO;

AMINO ACIDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EXPERIMENTS; MOLECULES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84874083439     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la3047609     Document Type: Article

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