Influence of shell thickness and surface passivation on PbS/CdS Core/Shell colloidal quantum dot solar cells

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 4004-4013

  Neo, Darren C J ^a   Cheng, Cheng ^a   Stranks, Samuel D ^a   Fairclough, Simon M ^a   Kim, Judy S ^a   Kirkland, Angus I ^a   Smith, Jason M ^a   Snaith, Henry J ^a   Assender, Hazel E ^a   Watt, Andrew A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POSITIVE IONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

BIFUNCTIONAL ORGANIC MOLECULES; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; HETEROJUNCTION DEVICES; PASSIVATING SHELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL DEVICES; SPIN COATING PROCESS; SURFACE PASSIVATION;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84903977840     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm501595u     Document Type: Article

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