Effect of ligand exchange in optical and morphological properties of CdTe nanoparticles/P3HT blend

Solar Energy

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-158

  Ananthakumar, S ^a   Ramkumar, J ^a   Moorthy Babu, S ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

1 Dodecanethiol; CdTe nanoparticles; Hybrid solar cells; Phase transfer

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

1-DODECANETHIOL; CDTE NANOPARTICLES; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE TRANSFER; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE ANALYSIS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; WATER SOLUBLE PRECURSORS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILM; LIGAND; LOW TEMPERATURE; LUMINESCENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84902677127     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.046     Document Type: Article

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