Enhanced charge mobility in a molecular hole transporter via addition of redox inactive ionic dopant: Implication to dye-sensitized solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 26, 2006, Pages

  Snaith, Henry J ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; IONIC DOPANTS; LITHIUM SALTS;

CHARGE TRANSFER;

EID: 33846063806     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2424552     Document Type: Article

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