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Title: Air-Stable and Efficient PbSe Quantum-Dot Solar Cells Based upon ZnSe to PbSe Cation-Exchanged Quantum Dots

Journal Article · · ACS Nano

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Advanced Solar Photophysics (CASP); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1225468
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5900-64134
Journal Information:
ACS Nano, Vol. 9, Issue 8; Related Information: ACS Nano; ISSN 1936-0851
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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