Diffusion length in nanoporous photoelectrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells under operating conditions measured by photocurrent microscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 3632-3638

  Park, Jae Ku ^a   Kang, Ji Chul ^a   Kim, Sang Yong ^a   Son, B H ^a   Park, Ji Yong ^a   Lee, Soonil ^a   Ahn, Y H ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTH; CELL EFFICIENCY; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DIFFUSION LENGTH; DRIFT CURRENTS; DRIFT-DIFFUSION MODEL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; NANO-POROUS; NANOPOROUS LAYERS; OPERATING CONDITION; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; SOLAR LIGHT; TIO; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; VARYING PARAMETERS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84870809710     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301751j     Document Type: Article

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