Improving CdSe quantum dot/polymer solar cell efficiency through the covalent functionalization of quantum dots: Implications in the device recombination kinetics

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 13374-13381

  Albero, Josep ^a   Riente, Paola ^a   Clifford, John N ^a   Pericàs, Miquel A ^a,b   Palomares, Emilio ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA ICIQ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK-HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CHARGE RECOMBINATION KINETICS; COVALENT FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; LIGHT-TO-ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RECOMBINATION KINETICS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES; TRANSIENT PHOTOVOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84879829412     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp403523j     Document Type: Article

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