Analysis of the origin of open circuit voltage in dye solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1629-1634

  Raga, Sonia R ^a   Barea, Eva M ^a   Fabregat Santiago, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CAPACITANCE; DYE SOLAR CELLS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTO-VOLTAGE; RECOMBINATION RATE; ROBUST METHODS; TIO;

ELECTROLYTES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84863642157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz3005464     Document Type: Article

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