Investigation on interfacial charge transfer process in CdSexTe1-x alloyed quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 173, Issue , 2015, Pages 156-163

  Wei, Huiyun ^a   Wang, Guoshuai ^a   Luo, Yanhong ^a   Li, Dongmei ^a   Meng, Qingbo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

CdSeTe alloyed quantum dots; Charge transport; Interfacial carrier transfer; Photoanodic structure

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CARRIER TRANSPORT; CESIUM ALLOYS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FILM THICKNESS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SOLAR CELLS;

CARRIER RECOMBINATION; CARRIER TRANSFER; CELL PERFORMANCE; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; INTERFACIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROSPECTIVE APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84929623601     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.05.052     Document Type: Article

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