Enhancing the performance of sensitized solar cells with PbS/CH 3NH3PbI3 core/shell quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2015-2020

  Seo, Gabseok ^a,b   Seo, Jangwon ^b   Ryu, Seungchan ^b   Yin, Wenping ^a   Ahn, Tae Kyu ^a,b   Seok, Sang Il ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

PbS quantum dots; photovoltaic; quantum dot sensitized solar cell; spin assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (spin SILAR)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

PBS QUANTUM DOTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SPIN-ASSISTED SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84902097265     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500815h     Document Type: Article

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