Treatment of TiO2 with COOH-functionalized germanium nanoparticles to enhance the photocurrent of dye-sensitized solar cells

Chemistry - An Asian Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 850-855

  Kim, Chang Ho ^a   Ha, Eun Sung ^a   Baik, Hionsuck ^b   Kim, Kang Jin ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

charge transfer; dye sensitized solar cells; germanium; nanoparticles; short circuit photocurrent

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FUNCTIONALIZED; INTRA-MOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFER; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; TIO;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONDUCTION BANDS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; GERMANIUM; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79951982016     PISSN: 18614728     EISSN: 1861471X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asia.201000646     Document Type: Article

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