Incorporating CuInS2 quantum dots into polymer/oxide-nanoarray system for efficient hybrid solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-53

  Yue, Wenjin ^a,b,c,d   Wu, Fan ^a,d   Liu, Changwen ^a,d   Qiu, Zeliang ^a,d   Cui, Qi ^a,d   Zhang, Hui ^a,d   Gao, Feng ^a,d   Shen, Wei ^a,d   Qiao, Qiquan ^e   Wang, Mingtai ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c ANHUI POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^e South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

CuInS2; Hybrid; MEH PPV; Quantum dots; Solar cells; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CUINS2; ELECTRON TRANSPORTER; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; HYBRID; MEH-PPV; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TIO;

BLENDING; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ENERGY TRANSFER; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANORODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84875531128     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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