Improved performance and stability in quantum dot solar cells through band alignment engineering

Nature Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 796-801

  Chuang, Chia Hao M ^a   Brown, Patrick R ^b   Bulović, Vladimir ^c   Bawendi, Moungi G ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; HYBRID MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; HIGH-TEMPERATURE PROCESSING; LOW-TEMPERATURE FABRICATION; MANUFACTURING COMPLEXITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84904755897     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3984     Document Type: Article

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