A suitable polysulfide electrolyte for cdse quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jun, H K ^a   Careem, M A ^a   Arof, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; LIQUIDS; NANOCRYSTALS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYELECTROLYTES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CELL EFFICIENCY; CELL OPERATION; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; POLYSULPHIDES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOTS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM-DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; REDOX COUPLE; SOLVENT RATIOS;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84875514435     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/942139     Document Type: Article

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