CdS quantum dot sensitized nanocrystalline Gd-doped TiO2 thin films for photoelectrochemical solar cells

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3014-3020

  Ranjitha, A ^a   Muthukumarasamy, N ^a   Thambidurai, M ^b   Velauthapillai, Dhayalan ^c   Balasundaraprabhu, R ^d   Agilan, S ^a  

^a Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning   (India)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^d PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; CDS QUANTUM DOTS; NANOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; GADOLINIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84881479663     PISSN: 09574522     EISSN: 1573482X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-013-1205-3     Document Type: Article

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