Atomically precise graphene nanoribbon heterojunctions for excitonic solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 775-783

  Liang, Liangbo ^a   Meunier, Vincent ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROGENATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; GRAPHENE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANORIBBONS; NITROGEN; SOLAR CELLS;

COMBINED ACTIONS; CYCLODEHYDROGENATION; EXCITONIC SOLAR CELLS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PRECURSOR MONOMER; TYPE II HETERO JUNCTIONS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84920663219     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510035e     Document Type: Article

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