How to draw energy level diagrams in excitonic solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 2283-2288

  Zhu, X Y ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IONIZATION POTENTIAL;

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; ELECTRONIC ENERGIES; ENERGY LEVEL DIAGRAMS; EXCITONIC SOLAR CELLS; INORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; OPTICALLY EXCITED STATE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SINGLE-PARTICLE ENERGY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84903834207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5008438     Document Type: Review

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