Obviating the requirement for oxygen in SnO2-based solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 22, 2011, Pages

  Docampo, Pablo ^a   Snaith, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDES; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC ATMOSPHERE; CONTACT FORMS; DEVICE ARCHITECTURES; DIRECT CONTACT; LONG TERM STABILITY; LOW RESISTANCE; MESOPOROUS; MESOPOROUS METAL OXIDES; METAL OXIDES; METALLIC CATHODES; MOLECULAR HOLES; ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR; OXYGEN CONTENT; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; SCHOTTKY BARRIERS; SEMICONDUCTING METAL OXIDES; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLID STATE DEVICES;

EID: 79954463288     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/22/225403     Document Type: Article

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