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Optical spectroscopy of hybrid organic/inorganic solar cell materials

Cruz, Jose
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Chen, Gang
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Otnes, Gaute
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Kendrick, Chito
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Furtak, Thomas E.
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Collins, Reuben T.
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2012-08
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https://hdl.handle.net/11124/335
 http://dx.doi.org/10.25676/11124/335
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Although global energy demands are satisfied by fossil fuels, environmental sustainability is not possible. Due to a need for clean, renewable energy resources, we explored using inorganic photovoltaics as a primary resources for harvesting solar energy. The research found that Si-QD loading to solar cell materials increased the amount of light absorbed. The research also tested a P3HT solution with Si-QD suspension and found that the addition of Si-QD has practically no effect on the shape of P3HT. It also found that the intensity decreased proportionally with the addition of Si-QDs in DCB.
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