Measurement and validation of PbS nanocrystal energy levels
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چکیده
Cyclic voltammetry was used to measure PbS nanocrystal PbS-NC energy levels. Accuracy of these measurements was justified by electron transfer experiments, with well known fullerene derivatives, which included photoluminescence quenching experiments and current density-voltage measurements of hybrid photovoltaic devices. It is believed that these energy level measurements, carried out on PbS-NCs under ambient conditions, would provide valuable information for the design and fabrication of optimized hybrid nanoelectronic devices. © 2008 American Institute of Physics. DOI: 10.1063/1.2964203
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