Nanocrystal photovoltaics: A review of recent progress

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 160-167

  Stolle, C Jackson ^a   Harvey, Taylor B ^a   Korgel, Brian A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ENERGY GAP; EXCITONS; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SINTERING;

ABSORBER LAYERS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; MULTIPLE EXCITON GENERATIONS; NANOCRYSTAL QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; VACUUM PROCESSING;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84878361578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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