Third generation photovoltaics based on multiple exciton generation in quantum confined semiconductors

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1252-1260

  Beard, Matthew C ^a   Luther, Joseph M ^a   Semonin, Octavi E ^a,b   Nozik, Arthur J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84879216306     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar3001958     Document Type: Article

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