Effect of different sensitization technique on the photoconversion efficiency of CdS quantum dot and cdse quantum rod sensitized TiO2 solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 13394-13403

  Esparza, Diego ^a   Zarazúa, Isaac ^a   López Luke, Tzarara ^a   Cerdán Pasarán, Andrea ^a,b   Sánchez Solís, Ana ^a   Torres Castro, Alejandro ^c   Mora Sero, Ivan ^d   De La Rosa, Elder ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; EFFICIENCY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INFRARED DEVICES; NANOCRYSTALS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE TRANSPORT PROCESS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; HIGH FILL FACTORS; PHOTOABSORPTIONS; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; TIO2 NANOCRYSTALS; TIO2 SOLAR CELLS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84934988885     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01525     Document Type: Article

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