Microsphere light-scattering layer assembled by ZnO nanosheets for the construction of high efficiency (>5%) quantum dots sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 30, 2014, Pages 16611-16617

  Tian, Jianjun ^a   Lv, Lili ^a   Wang, Xuyang ^a   Fei, Chengbin ^b   Liu, Xiaoguang ^a   Zhao, Zhenxuan ^b   Wang, Yajie ^b   Cao, Guozhong ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; MICROSPHERES; NANOSHEETS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DIFFUSE REFLECTION; GROWTH ORIENTATIONS; HIGH SURFACE ENERGY; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; PHOTOGENERATED CURRENT; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOTS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84905505902     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412525k     Document Type: Article

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