Influence of TiO2 nanoparticle size on electron diffusion and recombination in dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 107, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 8607-8611

  Nakade, S ^a   Saito, Y ^a   Kubo, W ^a   Kitamura, T ^a   Wada, Y ^a   Yanagida, S ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DYES; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; IRRADIATION; LASER PULSES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRON DIFFUSION; ELECTRON RECOMBINATION LIFETIME; SURFACE AREA;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 0042471502     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp034773w     Document Type: Article

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