Enhancement of electron transfer efficiency in solar cells based on PbS QD/N719 dye cosensitizers

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gao, Yanyan ^a   Zou, Xiaoping ^a   Sun, Zhe ^a   Huang, Zongbo ^a   Zhou, Hongquan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE MOLECULE; ELECTRON-TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; MESOPOROUS FILMS; N719 DYE; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; TIO; TIO2 FILM; TRANSFER EFFICIENCY;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MOLECULES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84864960614     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/415370     Document Type: Article

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