Charge generation dynamics in CdS:P3HT blends for hybrid solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 4253-4257

  Cappel, Ute B ^a   Dowland, Simon A ^a   Reynolds, Luke X ^a   Dimitrov, Stoichko ^a   Haque, Saif A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cadmium xanthate; electron transfer; hole transfer; photovoltaics; transient absorption spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CELL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSFER; HOLE TRANSFER; HYBRID INORGANIC-ORGANIC; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RECOMBINATION DYNAMICS; SUBPICOSECOND TIME SCALE; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DYNAMICS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84890945946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402382e     Document Type: Article

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