Fast transporting ZnO-TiO 2 coaxial photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells based on ALD-modified SiO 2 aerogel frameworks

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6185-6196

  Williams, Vennesa O ^a   Jeong, Nak Cheon ^a   Prasittichai, Chaiya ^a   Farha, Omar K ^a   Pellin, Michael J ^a,b   Hupp, Joseph T ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

aerogel; atomic layer deposition; dye sensitized solar cell; ferrocene redox shuttle; zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE SOLUTIONS; ACIDIC DYE; ALCOHOL SOLUTIONS; COAXIAL STRUCTURES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FERROCENES; IODIDE/TRI-IODIDE; LIGHT LOSS; LOW DENSITY; METAL OXIDES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOANODE; PRIMARY ELECTRONS; PRIMARY FACTORS; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES; REDOX SHUTTLE; TEMPLATED; TIO; TITANIA; TITANIA SHELL; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE; ZNO; ZNO SHEATH; ZNO-TIO;

AEROGELS; ALUMINA; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; IRON COMPOUNDS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE; ZIRCONIA;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84864225680     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3015695     Document Type: Article

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