Solution processed approaches for bulk-heterojunction solar cells based on Pb and Cd chalcogenide nanocrystals

Nano Energy

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages 36-51

  Patel, Jayesh ^a   Mighri, Frej ^a   Ajji, Abdellah ^b   Chaudhuri, Tapas K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^c CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Blending; Bulk heterojunction; Conjugated polymers; In situ growth; Metal chalcogenide; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894374640     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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