Hierarchical self-assembled Cu2S nanostructures: Fast and reproducible spray deposition of effective counter electrodes for high efficiency quantum dot solar cells

Nano Energy

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 200-210

  Selopal, Gurpreet S ^a   Concina, Isabella ^a   Milan, Riccardo ^a   Natile, Marta M ^b   Sberveglieri, Giorgio ^a   Vomiero, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Quantum dot sensitized solar cells; SILAR; Spray deposition

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVICES; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SILAR; SPRAY DEPOSITION; SPRAY PYROLYSIS DEPOSITION;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84899816107     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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