Dye sensitization of four low index TiO2 single crystal photoelectrodes with a series of dicarboxylated cyanine dyes

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 30, 2013, Pages 9410-9419

  Choi, Daejin ^a   Rowley, John G ^a   Spitler, Mark ^b   Parkinson, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLATE GROUPS; CO-ORDINATIVELY UNSATURATED; DYE SENSITIZATION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT EFFICIENCIES; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SURFACE COVERAGES;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBOXYLATION; MONOMERS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SINGLE CRYSTAL SURFACES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84881052948     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la401156d     Document Type: Article

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