Quantum dot solar cells: Hole transfer as a limiting factor in boosting the photoconversion efficiency

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 5716-5725

  Kamat, Prashant V ^a   Christians, Jeffrey A ^a   Radich, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NANOWIRES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EXTREMELY THIN ABSORBER SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; SEMICONDUCTOR INTERFACES; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES; SHAPE-SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84901427185     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la500555w     Document Type: Article

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