Interfacial charge-transfer loss in dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2734-2739

  Park, Dong Won ^a   Jeong, Yonkil ^a   Lee, Jongjin ^a   Lee, Jaeyoung ^a   Moon, Seung Hyeon ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; LOSS FACTOR; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PHYSICAL MODEL; QUANTUM-MECHANICAL TUNNELING; RESISTANCE CAPACITANCE; TIME CONSTANTS; TIO;

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; THERMIONIC EMISSION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84873943081     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp308193y     Document Type: Article

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