Hybrid solar cells of micro/mesoporous Zn(OH)2 and its graphite composites sensitized by CdSe quantum dots

Journal of Photonics for Energy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Islam, Sm Z ^a,b   Gayen, Taposh ^b,c   Tint, Naing ^a,b   Shi, Lingyan ^a   Ebrahim, Amani M ^b   Seredych, Mykola ^b   Bandosz, Teresa J ^b   Alfano, Robert ^a,b  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

current voltage characteristics; micro mesoporous composites; photocurrent; power conversion efficiency; quantum efficiency; solar cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; CURRENT-VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; GRAPHITE COMPOSITES; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL DEVICES; TWO PHOTON FLUORESCENCE;

ELECTROLYTES; GRAPHITE; HYDRAULIC SERVOMECHANISMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOCURRENTS; POTASSIUM IODIDE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; ZINC;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84897791719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19477988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JPE.4.043098     Document Type: Article

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