Photovoltaic Properties of Bi2S3 and CdS Quantum Dot Sensitized TiO2 Solar Cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 180, Issue , 2015, Pages 486-492

  Esparza, Diego ^a   Zarazúa, Isaac ^a   López Luke, Tzarara ^a   Carriles, Ramón ^a   Torres Castro, Alejandro ^b   Rosa, Elder De La ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bismuth sulfide; cadmium sulfide; quantum dot solar cells; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INFRARED DEVICES; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BISMUTH SULFIDE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; NEAR INFRARED ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; TIO2;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84940999297     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.08.102     Document Type: Article

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