The origin of slow electron recombination processes in dye-sensitized solar cells with alumina barrier coatings

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 6903-6907

  Fabregat Santiago, Francisco ^a   García Cañadas, Jorge ^a   Palomares, Emilio ^b,c   Clifford, John N ^b   Haque, Saif A ^b   Durrant, James R ^b   Garcia Belmonte, Germà ^a   Bisquert, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COATINGS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PASSIVATION; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CONDUCTION BAND STATES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLATGE DECAY; UNCOATED CELLS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 26244451632     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1812588     Document Type: Article

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