Electron transport in dye-sensitized solar cells based on zno nanotubes: Evidence for highly efficient charge collection and exceptionally rapid dynamics

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 4015-4021

  Martinson, Alex B F ^a,b   Goes, Marcio S ^c,d   Fabregat Santiago, Francisco ^c   Bisquert, Juan ^c   Pellin, Michael J ^a,b   Hupp, Joseph T ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COLLECTION; CHARGE EXTRACTION; CHARGE TRANSPORT; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON COLLECTIONS; ELECTRON DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FAST ELECTRONS; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; ORDERED ARRAY; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; POLYCRYSTALLINE ZNO; REDOX SHUTTLE; TIO2 NANO-PARTICLES; ZNO NANOTUBE;

DYNAMICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOTUBES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 65549091109     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp810406q     Document Type: Article

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