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Quantum dot-induced improved performance of cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells without a Cu buffer layer

Jiajie Li, Yumin Zhang, Tangling Gao, Chang Hu, Tai Yao, Quan Yuan, Xianjie Wang, Ping Xu, Zhihua Zhang, Jikang Jian,

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2017 · 19 citations · 52 references

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Abstract

We demonstrate an innovative strategy for quantum dot-induced improved performance of cadmium telluride solar cells without a Cu buffer layer.

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