Influence of Electrical Potential Distribution, Charge Transport, and Recombination on the Photopotential and Photocurrent Conversion Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline TiO2 Solar Cells: A Study by Electrical Impedance and Optical Modulation Techniques

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2044-2052

  Van De Lagemaat, J ^a   Park, N G ^a   Frank, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000843257     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp993172v     Document Type: Article

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