Photocharging artifacts in measurements of electron transfer in quantum-dot-sensitized mesoporous titania films

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-118

  Makarov, Nikolay S ^a   McDaniel, Hunter ^a   Fuke, Nobuhiro ^b   Robel, Istvan ^a   Klimov, Victor I ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SHARP CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auger recombination; charge transfer; CuInS2; CuInSe2; nanocrystal; quantum dot; sensitized solar cell

Indexed keywords

AUGER RECOMBINATION; CUINS2; CUINSE2; QUANTUM DOT; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

AUGERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; EXTRACTION; NANOCRYSTALS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84891809626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402338b     Document Type: Article

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