The Grätzel cell: Where next?

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1861-1867

  Peter, Laurence M ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESS; COLLOIDAL TIO; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; EXPONENTIAL INCREASE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; RESEARCH EFFORTS; RESEARCH STRATEGY;

EFFICIENCY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

RESEARCH;

EID: 79961217263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200668q     Document Type: Review

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