Electrochemical impedance and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of dye-sensitized liquid electrolyte based SnO2/ZnO solar cell

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Kumara, G R R A ^a   Murakami, Kenji ^b   Shimomura, Masaru ^b   Velauthamurty, K ^a   Premalal, E V A ^b   Rajapakse, R M G ^a,b   Bandara, H M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Electron traps; SnO2 ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956614167     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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