Comparison of dye-sensitized ZnO and TiO2 solar cells: Studies of charge transport and carrier lifetime

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1035-1041

  Quintana, María ^a   Edvinsson, Tomas ^b   Hagfeldt, Anders ^b   Boschloo, Gerrit ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENIERÍA   (Peru)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCURRENTS; TITANIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; MESOPOROUS ELECTRODES; NANOCRYSTALLINE PARTICLES; PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33847652173     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp065948f     Document Type: Article

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