Charge separation in type-II semiconductor heterodimers

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 2867-2873

  Teranishi, Toshiharu ^a   Sakamoto, Masanori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS; P TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOENERGY CONVERSION; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES; STAGGERED ALIGNMENT;

ALIGNMENT; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHALCOGENIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEPARATION;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84883772810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4013504     Document Type: Article

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