Preparation and characterization of nickel oxide photocathodes sensitized with colloidal cadmium selenide quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 22509-22517

  Barceló, Irene ^a   Guillén, Elena ^a,b   Lana Villarreal, Teresa ^a   Gómez, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b ABENGOA RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; PHOTON CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDE SURFACE; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; TRANSPORT RESISTANCE;

DEPOSITION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; NICKEL OXIDE; PHOTOCATHODES; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84889871763     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp406989v     Document Type: Article

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