Performance enhancement of quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells by potential-induced ionic layer adsorption and reaction

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 19378-19384

  Liu, I Ping ^a   Chang, Chien Wei ^a   Teng, Hsisheng ^a   Lee, Yuh Lang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cadmium selenide; potential induced assembly; QD distribution; quantum dot sensitized solar cell; successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IONS; NANOCRYSTALS; OXIDE MINERALS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE REACTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; CADMIUM SELENIDES; MESOPOROUS TIO2; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; QD DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84910121123     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5054916     Document Type: Article

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