Quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells with water-soluble and air-stable PbS quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 5142-5149

  Jumabekov, Askhat N ^a   Deschler, Felix ^a,b   Böhm, Daniel ^a   Peter, Laurence M ^c   Feldmann, Jochen ^a   Bein, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGANDS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INJECTION EFFICIENCY; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); PBS QUANTUM DOTS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; QUANTUM-DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84896378963     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4110773     Document Type: Article

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