Conformal fabrication of colloidal quantum dot solids for optically enhanced photovoltaics

ACS Nano

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 5447-5453

  Labelle, André J ^a   Thon, Susanna M ^a,b   Kim, Jin Young ^a,c   Lan, Xinzheng ^a,d   Zhitomirsky, David ^a   Kemp, Kyle W ^a   Sargent, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

colloidal quantum dots; conformal thin film; optically enhanced solar cells; photovoltaics; solution processed thin film; structured electrodes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; HYDROPHILICITY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS;

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS; LIGHT-ABSORBING FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY;

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EID: 84930665767     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b01296     Document Type: Article

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