Effects of lithium ions on dye-sensitized ZnO aggregate solar cells

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2427-2433

  Zhang, Qifeng ^a   Dandeneau, Christopher S ^a   Candelaria, Stephanie ^a   Liu, Dawei ^a   Garcia, Betzaida B ^a   Zhou, Xiaoyuan ^a   Jeong, Yoon Ha ^b   Cao, Guozhong ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC DYE; CRYSTALLINITIES; DIFFUSIVITIES; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE MOLECULE; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; LIGHT-HARVESTING; LITHIUM IONS; NANOCRYSTALLITE SIZE; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OXYGEN-ENRICHED; PHOTOELECTRODE; POLYDISPERSE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; POLYDISPERSES; ZINC ATOMS; ZNO; ZNO SURFACE;

ADSORPTION; AGGLOMERATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DISSOLUTION; IONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; NANOCRYSTALLITES; OXYGEN; POLYDISPERSITY; REFRACTION; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 77951209612     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm9009942     Document Type: Article

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