Direct electronic property imaging of a nanocrystal-based photovoltaic device by electron beam-induced current via scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 856-860

  Ng, Amy ^a   Poplawsky, Jonathan D ^b,c   Li, Chen ^a,b   Pennycook, Stephen J ^b,c   Rosenthal, Sandra J ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

CdSe; EBIC; electron beam induced current; nanocrystal; P3HT; photovoltaic; SEM

Indexed keywords

CDSE; EBIC; ELECTRON-BEAM-INDUCED CURRENT; P3HT; PHOTOVOLTAIC;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDUCED CURRENTS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

EID: 84897751168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402752k     Document Type: Article

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