Electrostatic assembly of CdTe quantum dots with different charged ligands into TiO2 porous film for solar cells

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1153-1160

  Sai, Liman ^a   Kong, Xiang Yang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDTE QUANTUM DOTS; CDTE QUANTUM DOTS (QDS); ELECTROSTATIC ASSEMBLY; HIGH-VACUUM CHAMBERS; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ELECTROSTATICS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84897669866     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-013-7702-7     Document Type: Article

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