Enhanced electron collection in TiO2 nanoparticle-based dye-sensitized solar cells by an array of metal micropillars on a planar fluorinated tin oxide anode

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 44, 2010, Pages 19151-19156

  Yang, Zhenzhen ^a,b   Xu, Tao ^a,b   Gao, Shanmin ^a   Welp, Ulrich ^b   Kwok, Wai Kwong ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUES; ELECTRON COLLECTIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORINATED TIN OXIDES; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; MICRO-PILLARS; NANO PARTICULATES; NANOCRYSTALLINE LAYERS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOANODE; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUORINE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 78149261832     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp108761k     Document Type: Article

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