Water-based Dye-sensitized Solar Cells: Interfacial Activation of TiO 2 Mesopores in Contact with Aqueous Electrolyte for Efficiency Development

Chemistry Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1154-1155

  Murakami, Takurou N ^a   Saito, Haruhisa ^b,c   Uegusa, Sadao ^b   Kawashima, Norimichi ^a   Miyasaka, Tsutomu ^a  

^a TOIN UNIVERSITY OF YOKOHAMA   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; DYE; ELECTROLYTE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEVICE; HYDROPHILICITY; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 1442313420     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.2003.1154     Document Type: Article

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