Controlling adsorption structure of eosin y dye on nanocrystalline TiO 2 films for improved photovoltaic performances

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 28, 2013, Pages 14659-14666

  Zhang, Fan ^a   Shi, Feng ^a   Ma, Wei ^a   Gao, Fei ^a   Jiao, Yang ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Wang, Jingchuan ^a   Shan, Xinyan ^a   Lu, Xinghua ^a   Meng, Sheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION STRUCTURES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; MOLECULAR ADSORPTION; NANO-CRYSTALLINE TIO; ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE; PHOTOVOLTAIC MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; RAMAN AND INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

BINDING ENERGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROGEN BONDS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84880553089     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404439p     Document Type: Article

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