Fabrication of CuInTe2 and CuInTe2-xSe xternary gradient quantum dots and their application to solar cells

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 4756-4763

  Kim, Sungwoo ^a   Kang, Meejae ^a   Kim, Seajin ^a   Heo, Jin Hyuk ^c   Noh, Jun Hong ^b   Im, Sang Hyuk ^c   Seok, Sang Il ^b,d   Kim, Sang Wook ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CuInTe2 xSex; CuInTe2; gradient alloyed quantum dot; quantum dots; solar cell

Indexed keywords

CUINTE2- XSEX; CUINTE2; FILL FACTOR; HOT INJECTION; ICP ANALYSIS; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; RICH PHASE; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ALLOY; COPPER; INDIUM; QUANTUM DOT; SELENIUM; TELLURIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY;

ALLOYS; COPPER; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; INDIUM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM DOTS; SELENIUM; SOLAR ENERGY; TELLURIUM;

EID: 84879675370     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn401274e     Document Type: Article

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