Nature of Photovoltaic Action in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2053-2059

  Cahen, David ^a   Hodes, Gary ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^b   Guillemoles, Jean François ^c   Riess, Ilan ^d  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0347899829     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp993187t     Document Type: Article

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