Analysis on the effect of polysulfide electrolyte composition for higher performance of Si quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-47

  Seo, Hyunwoong ^a   Wang, Yuting ^a   Uchida, Giichiro ^a   Kamataki, Kunihiro ^a   Itagaki, Naho ^a,b   Koga, Kazunori ^a   Shiratani, Masaharu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrolyte composition; Polysulfide electrolyte; Quantum dot sensitized solar cell; Si quantum dot

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE PLASMA; ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS; KINETIC ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE EXCITON GENERATIONS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; REDOX SYSTEMS; SI QUANTUM DOT;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASMA CVD; POLYSULFIDES; REDOX REACTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84874449790     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.02.026     Document Type: Article

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