Scanning photoelectrochemical microscopy as versatile tool to investigate dye-sensitized nano-crystalline surfaces for solar cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6197, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Figgemeier, Egbert ^a   Kylberg, William H ^a   Bozic, Biljana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized TiO2; Electrochemistry; Nano crystalline; Photoelectrochemistry; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

DYE-SENSITIZED TIO2; NANO-CRYSTALLINE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY; SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33747673649     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.662726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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