Influence of nanocrystal size on the quantum dots sensitized solar cells' performance with low temperature synthesized CdSe quantum dots

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 612, Issue , 2014, Pages 323-329

  Gao, Bing ^a   Shen, Chao ^a   Yuan, Shuanglong ^a   Zhang, Bo ^b   Zhang, Mengya ^a   Yang, Yunxia ^a   Chen, Guorong ^a  

^a East China University of Science and Technology   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CdSe quantum dots (QDs); Green synthesized; Power conversion efficiency (PCE); Quantum dots sensitized solar cells (QDSCs); Quantum size effect; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POLYSULFIDES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; GREEN SYNTHESIZED; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOTS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84903200423     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.05.116     Document Type: Article

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