Enhanced electron transport through template-derived pore channels in dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 37, 2011, Pages 18342-18347

  Phadke, Sarika ^a   Du Pasquier, Aurelien ^b   Birnie, Dunbar P ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b Cabot Superior MicroPowders   (United States)

^c Piscataway   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED SHAPE; DUAL POROSITY; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EMULSION TEMPLATING; INTERCONNECTED PORES; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; IV CHARACTERIZATION; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PORE CHANNELS; POROSITY STRUCTURE; POROUS NANOPARTICLES; SIZE SCALE; TEMPLATED; TIO; TITANIA COATINGS;

ADSORPTION; COATINGS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; EMULSIFICATION; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80052802761     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp204974d     Document Type: Article

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