Electron transport and recombination in ZnO-based dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 45, 2011, Pages 22622-22632

  Guillen E ^a   Peter, L M ^b   Anta, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON COLLECTIONS; ELECTRON DIFFUSION LENGTH; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; INTENSITY DEPENDENCE; INTENSITY-MODULATED PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPIES; LIGHT HARVESTING PROPERTIES; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; NONLINEAR CHARACTERS; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; PHOTOCURRENT SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; RECOMBINATION KINETICS; REDOX MEDIATORS; SOLVENT FREE; TRANSMISSION LINE; TRANSPORT RESISTANCE; ZNO;

DYES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROLYTES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IONIC LIQUIDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLVENTS; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 80955149373     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp206698t     Document Type: Article

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