Efficiency improvement of CdS and CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by TiO2 surface treatment

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Jun, H K ^a   Careem, M A ^a   Arof, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; OXIDE MINERALS; PASSIVATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; PASSIVATION LAYER; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SCATTERING LAYER; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS;

SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84901020141     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4870996     Document Type: Article

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