Enhanced charge transfer kinetics of CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cell by inorganic ligand exchange treatments

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 3721-3728

  Yun, Hyeong Jin ^a   Paik, Taejong ^a   Edley, Michael E ^c   Baxter, Jason B ^c   Murray, Christopher B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

CdSe QDs; charge transfer rate; ligand exchange; quantum dot sensitized solar cell

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CDSE QDS; CHARGE TRANSFER KINETICS; CHARGE-TRANSFER RATE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; LIGAND EXCHANGES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84896362074     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500026a     Document Type: Article

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