Impedance spectroscopy analysis of the effect of TiO 2 blocking layers on the efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 12415-12421

  Góes, Márcio Sousa ^a   Joanni, Ednan ^b   Muniz, Elaine C ^a   Savu, Raluca ^c   Habeck, Thomas R ^a   Bueno, Paulo R ^a   Fabregat Santiago, Francisco ^d  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b CTI Centro de Tecnologia da Informação Renato Archer   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING LAYERS; CELL EFFICIENCY; CHARGE COLLECTORS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; FILL FACTOR; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INJECTION EFFICIENCY; MESOPOROUS TIO; SERIES RESISTANCES; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84862287604     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp301694r     Document Type: Article

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