Modulating Exciton Dynamics in Composite Nanocrystals for Excitonic Solar Cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2489-2495

  Concina, Isabella ^a   Manzoni, Cristian ^b   Grancini, Giulia ^c   Celikin, Mert ^d   Soudi, Afsoon ^d   Rosei, Federico ^d   Zavelani Rossi, Margherita ^e   Cerullo, Giulio ^e   Vomiero, Alberto ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d INRS EMT   (Canada)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^g LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

composite quantum dots; exciton dynamics; quantum dot solar cells; successive ionic layer absorption and reaction; transient absorption; ultrafast photoinduced dynamics

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; DYNAMICS; EXCITONS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COMPOSITE QUANTUM DOTS; EXCITON DYNAMICS; IONIC LAYERS; PHOTOINDUCED DYNAMICS; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 84940871318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00765     Document Type: Article

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