Broadband energy transfer to sensitizing dyes by mobile quantum dot mediators in solar cells

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Adhyaksa, Gede Widia Pratama ^a   Lee, Ga In ^a   Baek, Se Woong ^a   Lee, Jung Yong ^a   Kang, Jeung Ku ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

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EID: 84884613619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02711     Document Type: Article

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