Breakthroughs in the development of semiconductor-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3046-3052

  Mora Seró, Iván ^a   Bisquert, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBING MATERIALS; BAND ALIGNMENTS; COLLECTING PROPERTY; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; HOLE CONDUCTOR; IN-CELL; KEY TOPICS; LIGHT-HARVESTING;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NANOCOMPOSITES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77958484983     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100863b     Document Type: Article

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