Efficiency enhancement of solid-state PbS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells with Al2O3 barrier layer

Brennan, Thomas P.; Trejo, Orlando; Roelofs, Katherine E.; Xu, John; Prinz, Fritz B.; Bent, Stacey F.

doi:10.1039/c3ta10903h

Title: Efficiency enhancement of solid-state PbS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells with Al2O3 barrier layer

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ta10903h· OSTI ID:1382923

Brennan, Thomas P.; Trejo, Orlando; Roelofs, Katherine E.; Xu, John; Prinz, Fritz B.; Bent, Stacey F.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center on Nanostructuring for Efficient Energy Conversion (CNEEC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001060

OSTI ID:: 1382923

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 1, Issue 26; Related Information: CNEEC partners with Stanford University (lead); Carnegie Institution at Stanford; Technical University of Denmark; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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