Ultrafast terahertz conductivity dynamics in mesoporous TiO2: Influence of dye sensitization and surface treatment in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1365-1371

  Tiwana, Priti ^a   Parkinson, Patrick ^a   Johnston, Michael B ^a   Snaith, Henry J ^a   Herz, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; BIPHASIC; CHARGE CARRIER TRAPPING; CHARGE DYNAMICS; CHARGE MOBILITIES; DECAY TIME; DIFFUSION LENGTH; DYE SENSITIZATION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON MOTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORTING; MATRIX; MESOPOROUS ANATASE; MESOPOROUS TIO; MOBILITY VALUE; OPTICAL-PUMP TERAHERTZ-PROBE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTO-INDUCED; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY DECAY; RECOMBINATION TIME; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; TERA HERTZ; TIME-SCALES; TIO; ULTRA-FAST;

CHARGE INJECTION; DYNAMICS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 75249089034     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp908760r     Document Type: Article

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