The role of ZnO-coating-layer thickness on the recombination in CdS quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

Nano Energy

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1218-1224

  Choi, Hongsik ^a   Kim, Jongmin ^a   Nahm, Changwoo ^a   Kim, Chohui ^a   Nam, Seunghoon ^a   Kang, Joonhyeon ^a   Lee, Byungho ^a   Hwang, Taehyun ^a   Kang, Suji ^a   Choi, Dong Joo ^b   Kim, Young Ho ^b   Park, Byungwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cadmium sulfide; Coating; Quantum dot sensitized solar cells; Solar cells; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CELL EFFICIENCY; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; COATING LAYER; ELECTRON LIFETIME; POROUS ELECTRODES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM-DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; REDUCTION CURRENT;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; COATINGS; ELECTROLYTES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84887816201     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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