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ArticleACS energy letters2018

Balancing Charge Carrier Transport in a Quantum Dot P-N Junction toward Hysteresis-Free High-Performance Solar Cells.

Yuljae Cho, Bo Hou, Jongchul Lim, Sanghyo Lee, Sangyeon Pak, John Hong, Paul Giraud, A-Rang Jang, Young-Woo Lee, Juwon Lee and 6 more

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Article in ACS energy letters, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Optoelectronic Neural Interfaces Based on Quantum Dots.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2022
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  4. Performance improvement of nitride semiconductor-based deep-ultraviolet laser diodes with superlattice cladding layers.The European physical journal. D, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Yuljae ChoDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Bo HouDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Jongchul LimDepartment of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.
Sanghyo LeeDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Sangyeon PakDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
John HongDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Paul GiraudDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
A-Rang JangDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Young-Woo LeeDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Juwon LeeDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Jae Eun JangDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu 711-873, Republic of Korea.
Henry J SnaithDepartment of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.
Stephen M MorrisDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Jung Inn SohnDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
SeungNam ChaDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, United Kingdom.
Jong Min KimDepartment of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In a quantum dot solar cell (QDSC) that has an inverted structure, the QD layers form two different junctions between the electron transport layer (ETL) and the other semiconducting QD layer. Recent work on an inverted-structure QDSC has revealed that the junction between the QD layers is the dominant junction, rather than the junction between the ETL and the QD layers, which is in contrast to the conventional wisdom. However, to date, there have been a lack of systematic studies on the role and importance of the QD heterojunction structure on the behavior of the solar cell and the resulting device performance. In this study, we have systematically controlled the structure of the QD junction to balance charge transport, which demonstrates that the position of the junction has a significant effect on the hysteresis effect, fill factor, and solar cell performance and is attributed to balanced charge transport.

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PMID29774242
PMCPMC5951602

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