Multiexciton generation in seeded nanorods

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 2580-2585

  Eshet, Hagai ^a   Baer, Roi ^b   Neuhauser, Daniel ^c   Rabani, Eran ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic structure; heterostructures; nanostructures; semiconductors; solar cells

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

COMPLEX NANOSTRUCTURES; DENSITY OF STATE; MULTIEXCITON GENERATION; SEEDED NANORODS; SPHERICAL NANOCRYSTALS; STOCHASTIC FORMULATION; VALENCE BAND EDGES; YIELD INCREASE;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84905723364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5010279     Document Type: Article

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