title: Connecting the (quantum) dots: towards hybrid photovoltaic devices based on chalcogenide gels.
abstract: CdSe(ZnS) core(shell) aerogels were prepared from the assembly of quantum dots into mesoporous colloidal networks. The sol-gel method produces inorganic particle interfaces with low resistance to electrical transport while maintaining quantum-confinement. The photoelectrochemical properties of aerogels and their composites with poly(3-hexylthiophene) are reported for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Institute, University of Campinas, Campinas, P.O Box 6154, 13083970, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jilian N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: De Freitas
authors.forename: Lasantha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Korala
authors.forename: Luke X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Saif A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: Ana F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D004566:Electrodes; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D012993:Solar Energy; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry; D019287:Zinc Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D005782:Gels; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D013876:Thiophenes; C507295:poly(3-hexylthiophene); D019287:Zinc Sulfate; C058667:cadmium selenide