Sequentially layered CdSe/CdS nanowire architecture for improved nanowire solar cell performance

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 206-213

  Choi, Hyunbong ^a   Radich, James G ^b   Kamat, Prashant V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LAYERED ARCHITECTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRE; SEQUENTIAL DEPOSITION; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84892569734     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410235s     Document Type: Article

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