A CdS/Bi2S3 bilayer and a poly(3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene)/S2- interface control quantum dot solar cell performance

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 599-611

  Narayanan, Remya ^a   Deepa, Melepurath ^a   Friebel, Franz ^b   Srivastava, Avanish Kumar ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

^b CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bismuth sulfide; Charge transfer; Quantum dots; Solar cell; Work function

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; QUENCHING; SOLAR CELLS; WORK FUNCTION;

ADSORPTION AND DESORPTIONS; BISMUTH SULFIDE; CONDUCTING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON-HOLE SEPARATION; ELECTRON-TRANSFER RESISTANCE; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84884255379     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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