Photoinduced energy shift in quantum-dot-sensitized TiO2: A first-principles analysis

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1423-1429

  Azpiroz, Jon M ^a,b   Ronca, Enrico ^a   De Angelis, Filippo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

first principles electronic structure calculations; photoinduced dipole phenomenon; quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GROUND STATE; NANOCRYSTALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADDITIVE EFFECTS; FIRST PRINCIPLES; FIRST PRINCIPLES ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; INJECTED ELECTRONS; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTOEXCITED HOLES; PHOTOINDUCED ENERGY; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84927937962     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00393     Document Type: Article

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