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Growing Quantum Dots in Polymers Advances Hybrid Solar Cell Research
Author(s) -
Sun Xiao Wei
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201000066
Subject(s) - quantum dot , polymer , nanotechnology , materials science , photovoltaic system , solar cell , hybrid solar cell , polymer solar cell , ligand (biochemistry) , optoelectronics , chemistry , ecology , composite material , biology , biochemistry , receptor
Tunable photophysical properties , high electron affinity, and solution processability, make colloidal quantum dots (QDs) useful for hybrid QD/polymer photovoltaic solar cells. However, the separately synthesized QDs are capped by a ligand, which hinders electron transport at the QD/polymer interface. A recently reported new method of directly synthesizing QDs in a polymer not only advances the chemical synthesis of QDs, but also promises improved performance of QD/polymer hybrid solar cells.
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