Sensitization of TiO2 with PbSe quantum dots by SILAR: How mercaptophenol improves charge separation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 3367-3372

  Guijarro, Néstor ^a,b   Lana Villarreal, Teresa ^a   Lutz, Thierry ^b   Haque, Saif A ^b   Gómez, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; HOLE CONDUCTOR; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOGENERATED HOLES; SUCCESSIVE IONIC LAYER ADSORPTION AND REACTIONS; TIO; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS;

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SCAVENGING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEPARATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84869382097     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301528a     Document Type: Article

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