Energy level modification in lead sulfide quantum dot thin films through ligand exchange

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 5863-5872

  Brown, Patrick R ^a   Kim, Donghun ^b   Lunt, Richard R ^c   Zhao, Ni ^d   Bawendi, Moungi G ^a   Grossman, Jeffrey C ^b   Bulović, Vladimir ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e USA   (United States)

Author keywords

density functional theory; lead sulfide; ligands; nanocrystals; photovoltaics; quantum dots; solar cells; ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY SIMULATIONS; LEAD SULFIDE; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; QUANTUM DOT THIN FILMS;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84903448778     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn500897c     Document Type: Article

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