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

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]

doi:10.15541/jim20180233

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