Internal photoreference electrode: A powerful characterization method for photoelectrochemical quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1032-1037

  Hod, Idan ^a   Tachan, Zion ^a   Shalom, Menny ^a   Zaban, Arie ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ELECTRODES; CELL PERFORMANCE; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DIRECT CALCULATION; DIRECT MAPPING; EFFECTIVE POTENTIALS; OPERATING CONDITION; PERFORMANCE LOSS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; POTENTIAL LOSS; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; QUANTUM DOTS; RECOMBINATION CURRENTS; RECOMBINATION LOSS; REDOX ELECTROLYTES; SHORT CIRCUIT;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; POLYSULFIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79955904246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200399n     Document Type: Article

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