PbS quantum dot thin film solar cells using a CdS window layer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8824, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bhandari, Khagendra P ^a   Mahabaduge, Hasitha ^a   Gao, Jianbo ^a,b   Ellingson, Randy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CdS; Heterojunction; PbS QD; Solar cell; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CDS; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; PBS-QD; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; QUANTUM DOT THIN FILMS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; WINDOW LAYER;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84886701864     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2025307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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