Nonthermalized electron transport in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 films: Transient photocurrent and random-walk modeling studies

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 105, Issue 45, 2001, Pages 11194-11205

  Van de Lagemaat, J ^a   Frank, A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOCURRENTS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE TRANSFER;

EID: 0035892159     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0118468     Document Type: Article

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