In situ synthesis of P3HT-capped CdSe superstructures and their application in solar cells

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Peng, Yanling ^a   Song, Guosheng ^a   Hu, Xianghua ^a   He, Guanjie ^a   Chen, Zhigang ^a   Xu, Xiaofeng ^a   Hu, Junqing ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Continuous interpenetrating networks; P3HT capped CdSe superstructures; Photoabsorption; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHELATION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGANDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RADIATION; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

CDSE; CDSE NANOPARTICLES; FLUORESCENT INTENSITY; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRIDS; PHOTOABSORPTIONS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84875194440     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-106     Document Type: Article

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