Effect of TiO2 rutile nanorods on the photoelectrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Jung, Young Hee ^a   Park, Kyung Hee ^a   Oh, Jeong Seok ^a,b   Kim, Do Heyoung ^a   Hong, Chang Kook ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b R and D Division for Hyundai Kia Motors   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electron transfer; Photoelectrode

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTROLYTE PENETRATION; ELECTRON TRANSFER; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INTENSITY-MODULATED; INTERFACE RESISTANCE; PHOTOELECTRODE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84875193250     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-37     Document Type: Article

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