Synthesis of PbS/Ni2+ doped CdS quantum dots cosensitized solar cells: Enhanced power conversion efficiency and durability

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 173, Issue , 2015, Pages 812-818

  Chen, Yanli ^a   Tao, Qiang ^a   Fu, Wuyou ^a   Yang, Haibin ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ni2+ doped CdS quantum dots; PbS; Power conversion efficiency; Solar cells; TiO2 nanorod arrays

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CDS QUANTUM DOTS; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; NANO-ROD ARRAYS; PHOTOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; RECOMBINATION DYNAMICS;

NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84930674273     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.05.013     Document Type: Article

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