PbS quantum dots capped with amorphous ZnS for bulk heterojunction solar cells: The solvent effect

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 14239-14246

  Sun, Lidong ^a   Wang, Qing ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

bulk heterojunction; PbS; quantum dots; solar cells; ZnS

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; EMBEDDINGS; GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; OXIDE MINERALS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLVENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CAPPING MATERIALS; EMBEDDING STRUCTURE; METHANOLIC SOLUTION; PBS QUANTUM DOTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84906807322     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5035363     Document Type: Article

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