Electron diffusion length in mesoporous nanocrystalline TiO2 photoelectrodes during water oxidation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 967-972

  Leng, W H ^a   Barnes, Piers R F ^a   Juozapavicius, Mindaugas ^a   O'Regan, Brian C ^a   Durrant, James R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron transport; Hard matter; Optical and electronic devices

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; CHARGE COLLECTION; DECAY MEASUREMENTS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON DIFFUSION LENGTH; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS ELECTRODES; MESOPOROUS TIO2; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; PHOTON CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RECOMBINATION LOSS; THIN ELECTRODE; TRANSIENT MEASUREMENT; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; WATER OXIDATION; WATER SPLITTING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950180590     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100051q     Document Type: Article

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