Determination of the density and energetic distribution of electron traps in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 32, 2005, Pages 15429-15435

  Bailes, M ^a   Cameron, P J ^a   Lobato, K ^a   Peter, L M ^a  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; ELECTRON TRAPS; ELECTRONS; GLASS; LIGHTING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE EXTRACTION; DYE-SENSITIZED NANOCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS (DSC); GLASS SUBSTRATES; ILLUMINATION INTENSITY;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 24344482340     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp050822o     Document Type: Article

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22. t is the total trap density.
23. We thank one of the reviewers for suggesting this experiment.
24. -6 s in theoretical calculations, but the argument given here suggests that this value is too small.