Two-dimensional graphene bridges enhanced photoinduced charge transport in dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 887-894

  Yang, Nailiang ^a,b   Zhai, Jin ^a,c   Wang, Dan ^b   Chen, Yongsheng ^d   Jiang, Lei ^c  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^d NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Charge transport; Dye sensitized solar cells; Graphene; Photoanode; Two dimensional

Indexed keywords

1D NANOMATERIALS; CHARGE TRANSPORT; COMPOSITE ELECTRODE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GRAPHENES; MATERIAL SCIENCE; NANOCRYSTALLINE ELECTRODES; NANOCRYSTALLINE TITANIUM DIOXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE TRANSPORT;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77649083598     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901660v     Document Type: Conference Paper

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