The electronic role of the TiO2 light-scattering layer in dye-sensitized solar cells

Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-328

  Zhang, Zhipan ^a   Ito, Seigo ^a   O'Regan, Brian ^b   Kuang, Daibin ^a   Zakeeruddin, Shaik Mohammed ^a   Liska, Paul ^a   Charvet, Raphaël ^a   Comte, Pascal ^a   Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja ^a   Péchy, Peter ^a   Humphry Baker, Robin ^a   Koyanagi, Tsuguo ^c   Mizuno, Takaki ^c   Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Catalysts and Chemicals Ind Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitizer solar cells; Light containment; Scattering layer; Solar energy conversion

Indexed keywords

DARK CURRENTS; ELECTRONIC STATES; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SILICA; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DECAY MEASUREMENTS; DENSITY OF ELECTRONIC STATE; DYE SENSITIZERS; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; MICRO-PARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE LAYERS; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; SCATTERING LAYER;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33947525870     PISSN: 09429352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zpch.2007.221.3.319     Document Type: Article

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