Enhanced photovoltaic performance of hybrid solar cell using highly oriented CdS/CdSe-modified TiO2 nanorods

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-141

  Xie, Yu Long ^a  

^a QINGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CdS CdSe quantum dots; Hybrid solar cells; Photovoltaic performance

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; HYBRID DEVICES; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; NANO-ROD ARRAYS; P-N HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878310578     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.04.157     Document Type: Article

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