Photovoltaic properties of ordered mesoporous silica thin film electrodes encapsulating titanium dioxide particles

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 181, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 166-173

  Adams, William A ^a   Bakker, Martin G ^a   Quickenden, Terence I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mesoporous silica films; Photoelectrochemical cell; Photovoltaic efficiency; Photovoltaics; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745245706     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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