Properties of chromophores determining recombination at the TiO 2-dye-electrolyte interface

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 28, 2013, Pages 8773-8781

  Barea, Eva M ^a   Bisquert, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCHORING GROUPS; CATION INTERMEDIATES; DIRECT RECOMBINATION; ELECTRON TRANSFER; RECOMBINATION MECHANISMS; REDOX ELECTROLYTES; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; TITANIA SURFACES;

ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ORGANOMETALLICS; RUTHENIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 84880279637     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la401419n     Document Type: Article

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