Electron transport and recombination in polycrystalline TiO2 nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Enache Pommer, Emil ^a   Boercker, Janice E ^a   Aydil, Eray S ^a  

^a University of Minnesota

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Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCURRENTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTRON CAPTURE; ILLUMINATION INTENSITY; PHOTOVOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE TRAPS;

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EID: 34648823464     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2783477     Document Type: Article

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