Zn-doped SnO2 nanocrystals as efficient DSSC photoanode material and remarkable photocurrent enhancement by interface modification

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Dou, Xincun ^a   Prabhakar, Rajiv Ramanujam ^a   Mathews, Nripan ^a   Lam, Yeng Ming ^a   Mhaisalkar, Subodh ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DOPING CONCENTRATION; DYE ADSORPTION; INJECTION EFFICIENCY; INTERFACE MODIFICATION; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE MATERIALS; PHOTOCURRENT ENHANCEMENT;

NANOCRYSTALS; ZINC;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84875482308     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: 19457111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.032209jes     Document Type: Article

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