High charge-carrier mobility enables exploitation of carrier multiplication in quantum-dot films

Sandeep, C. S.  Suchand; Cate, Sybren ten; Schins, Juleon M.; Savenije, Tom J.; Liu, Yao; Law, Matt; Kinge, Sachin; Houtepen, Arjan J.; Siebbeles, Laurens D.  A.

doi:10.1038/ncomms3360

Title: High charge-carrier mobility enables exploitation of carrier multiplication in quantum-dot films

Journal Article · Fri Aug 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3360· OSTI ID:1383548

Sandeep, C. S. Suchand; Cate, Sybren ten; Schins, Juleon M.; Savenije, Tom J.; Liu, Yao; Law, Matt; Kinge, Sachin; Houtepen, Arjan J.; Siebbeles, Laurens D. A.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Advanced Solar Photophysics (CASP)

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

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1383548

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 4; Related Information: CASP partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory (lead); University of California, Irvine; University of Colorado; Colorado School of Mines; George Mason University; Los Alamos National Laboratory; University of Minnesota; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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