Recombination in SnO2-based quantum dots sensitized solar cells: The role of surface states

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 10965-10973

  Huang, Qingli ^a   Li, Fan ^a   Gong, Yun ^a   Luo, Jianheng ^a   Yang, Shize ^b   Luo, Yanhong ^a   Li, Dongmei ^a   Bai, Xuedong ^a   Meng, Qingbo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CAPACITANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORTER; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; QUANTUM DOTS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; RECOMBINATION CENTERS; RECOMBINATION MECHANISMS; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES;

SURFACE STATES;

EID: 84878352794     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp402601v     Document Type: Article

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