Narrowband light detection via internal quantum efficiency manipulation of organic photodiodes

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Armin, Ardalan ^a   Jansen Van Vuuren, Ross D ^a   Kopidakis, Nikos ^b   Burn, Paul L ^a   Meredith, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTAL; QUANTUM DOT;

LIGHT EFFECT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; DARKNESS; DENSITY; DIODE; FILM; FILTRATION; MICROMANIPULATION; NARROW BAND IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTUM YIELD; RED LIGHT; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 84924033787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7343     Document Type: Article

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