Dependence of band offset and open-circuit voltage on the interfacial interaction between TiO2 and carboxylated polythiophenes

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 3257-3261

  Liu, Yuxiang ^a   Scully, Shawn R ^b   McGehee, Michael D ^b   Liu, Jinsong ^c   Luscombe, Christine K ^c,d   Fréchet, Jean M J ^c,d   Shaheen, Sean E ^e   Ginley, David S ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); ORGANIC POLYMERS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

INTERFACE MODIFIERS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 33644907186     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp056576y     Document Type: Article

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