High-performance TiO2 photoanode with an efficient electron transport network for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 36, 2009, Pages 16277-16282

  Yu, Hua ^a   Zhang, Shanqing ^a   Zhao, Huijun ^a   Xue, Bofei ^a   Liu, Porun ^a   Will, Geoffrey ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING SUBSTRATES; DARK CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; DEAD-ENDS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MODIFICATION METHODS; OPEN-CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; POROUS TIO; RECOMBINATION RATE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; TIO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLS; TITANIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 70149121043     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9041974     Document Type: Article

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