Tuning of the flat-band potentials of nanocrystalline TiO2 and SnO2 particles with an outer-shell MgO layer

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 517, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 952-956

  Bandara, J ^a   Pradeep, U W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Fermi level; Flat band potential; Flat Band tuning; SnO2; Solar cell efficiencies; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; TUNING;

DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; FLAT-BAND TUNING; SNO2; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; TIO2;

FLOATING BREAKWATERS;

EID: 55049086183     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2008.07.031     Document Type: Article

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