Schottky Quantum Dot Solar Cells Stable in Air under Solar Illumination

Tang, Jiang; Wang, Xihua; Brzozowski, Lukasz; Barkhouse, D. Aaron R.; Debnath, Ratan; Levina, Larissa; Sargent, Edward H.

Schottky Quantum Dot Solar Cells Stable in Air under Solar Illumination

Type

Article

Authors

Tang, Jiang
Wang, Xihua
Brzozowski, Lukasz
Barkhouse, D. Aaron R.
Debnath, Ratan
Levina, Larissa
Sargent, Edward H.

KAUST Grant Number

KUS-I1-009-21

Online Publication Date

2010-01-07

Print Publication Date

2010-03-26

Date

2010-01-07

Abstract

(Figure Presented) The air stability and power conversion efficiency of solution-processed PbS quantum dot solar cells is dramatically improved by the insertion of 0.8 nm LiF between the PbS nanoparticle film and the Al contact. © 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Citation

Tang J, Wang X, Brzozowski L, Barkhouse DAR, Debnath R, et al. (2010) Schottky Quantum Dot Solar Cells Stable in Air under Solar Illumination. Advanced Materials 22: 1398–1402. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.200903240.

Acknowledgements

R. Debnath acknowledges the e8 scholarship. This publication was supported in part by Award No. KUS-I1-009-21 made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).