Influence of oxygen and water related surface defects on the dye sensitized TiO2 solar cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-165

  Weidmann, J ^a   Dittrich, Th ^b   Konstantinova, E ^c   Lauermann, I ^a   Uhlendorf, I ^a   Koch, F ^b  

^a INAP GmbH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anatase; Dye sensitized solar cell; Oxygen and water; Porous TiO2; Surface defects

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; DYES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; OXYGEN; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ANATASE; SURFACE DEFECTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032634644     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-0248(98)00153-6     Document Type: Article

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