Control of charge recombination dynamics in dye sensitized solar cells by the use of conformally deposited metal oxide blocking layers

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 475-482

  Palomares, Emilio ^a   Clifford, John N ^a   Haque, Saif A ^a   Lutz, Thierry ^a   Durrant, James R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; METAL OXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037438661     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja027945w     Document Type: Article

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