Improved performance of photovoltaic devices based on poly(3- hexylthiophene) nanofibers and CdSe quantum dots through ligand exchange and annealing treatment

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 82, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-28

  Qiao, Fen ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anneal; Hybrid solar cell; Ligand; Nanoparticle; P3HT

Indexed keywords

ANNEAL; ANNEALING TREATMENTS; BLEND FILMS; CDSE; CDSE QDS; CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; LIGAND EXCHANGES; NANOCRYSTAL-POLYMER COMPOSITES; ORGANIC/INORGANIC; P3HT; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PYRIDINE LIGANDS; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARRIER MOBILITY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PYRIDINE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84874736706     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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