Ultrafast hole- and electron-transfer dynamics in CdS-dibromofluorescein (DBF) supersensitized quantum dot solar cell materials

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 4020-4025

  Maity, Partha ^a   Debnath, Tushar ^a   Ghosh, Hirendra N ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

CdS quantum dot; charge transfer complex; dibromofluorescein; grand charge separation; hole and electron transfer; supersensitization

Indexed keywords

CDS QUANTUM DOTS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; DIBROMOFLUORESCEIN; ELECTRON TRANSFER; SUPERSENSITIZATION;

CHARGE TRANSFER; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 84890366044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402315p     Document Type: Article

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