ZnS-passivated CdSe/CdS Co-sensitized mesoporous Zn2SnO 4 based solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 223-232

  Kim, Kyungho ^a   Park, Ji Eun ^a   Park, Eun Su ^a   Park, Yun Chang ^b   Kim, Joosun ^c   Im, Chan ^a   Lee, Man Jong ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b National Nano Fab Center (NNFC)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CdSe CdS QDs; Electrochemical impedance; Sensitized solar cells; Zn2SnO4; ZnS passivation

Indexed keywords

CDSE/CDS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; HIGH-ANGLE ANNULAR DARK FIELDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

AGING OF MATERIALS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; PASSIVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC;

EID: 84893062579     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.12.168     Document Type: Article

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