Controlled Photocatalytic Deposition of CdS Nanoparticles on Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanofibers: A Versatile Approach to Obtain Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Semiconductor Assemblies

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 50, 2015, Pages 28020-28027

  Varga, A ^a   Endrodi B ^a   Hornok, V ^a   Visy, C ^a   Janaky C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEPOSITION; ENERGY CONVERSION; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLAR ENERGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS; ORGANIC CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ORGANIC/INORGANIC HYBRIDS; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEPOSITION; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 84952684825     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b09029     Document Type: Article

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