Highly efficient indoline dyes co-sensitized solar cells composed of titania nanorods

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 92-97

  Pang, Aiying ^a   Xia, Lunchao ^a   Luo, Haiyan ^b   Li, Yafeng ^a   Wei, Mingdeng ^a  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Fujian Metrology Institute   (China)

Author keywords

DSSC; H2Ti3O7 nanotube; Indoline dyes; Nanorod; The mixed dye

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE TITANIA; DSSC; ELECTRON LIFETIME; INDOLINE DYES; INTERFACIAL CHARGE; LIGHT-HARVESTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

NANORODS; NANOTUBES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84874058390     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.128     Document Type: Article

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