Trap and transfer. two-step hole injection across the Sb2S 3/CuSCN interface in solid-state solar cells

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 7967-7974

  Christians, Jeffrey A ^a   Kamat, Prashant V ^b  

^a Radiation Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

CuSCN; extremely thin absorber; hole transfer; photovoltaics; quantum dots; Sb2S3; solid state solar cells; transient absorption spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CUSCN; EXTREMELY THIN ABSORBERS; HOLE TRANSFER; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLID STATE SOLAR CELLS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884947124     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn403058f     Document Type: Article

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