Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 34, Issue 2, 137(2019)

Photovoltaic Performance of Ag2Se Quantum Dots Co-sensitized Solid-state Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Ying YANG1,2,3, De-Qun PAN1,2,3, Zheng ZHANG1,2,3, Tian CHEN1,2,3, Xiao-Min HAN1, Li-Song ZHANG1, Xue-Yi GUO1,2,3, [in Chinese]1,2,3, [in Chinese]1,2,3, [in Chinese]1,2,3, [in Chinese]1,2,3, [in Chinese]1, [in Chinese]1, and [in Chinese]1,2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
  • 22. Hunan Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Resources Recycling, Changsha 410083, China
  • 33. Hunan Engineering Research Center of Nonferrous Metal Resources Recycling, Changsha 410083, China
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    Ying YANG, De-Qun PAN, Zheng ZHANG, Tian CHEN, Xiao-Min HAN, Li-Song ZHANG, Xue-Yi GUO, [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese]. Photovoltaic Performance of Ag2Se Quantum Dots Co-sensitized Solid-state Dye-sensitized Solar Cells[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(2): 137

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 17, 2018

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    Published Online: Sep. 24, 2021

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    DOI:10.15541/jim20180233

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