Charge-screening kinetics at sensitized TiO2 Interfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 2817-2821

  O'Donnell, Ryan M ^a   Ardo, Shane ^a   Meyer, Gerald J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

charge screening; dye sensitized; electric field; interface; Stark

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SCREENING; DYE SENSITIZED; ELECTROABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; INTERFACIAL ELECTRON TRANSFER; MONOVALENT CATIONS; STARK;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROLYTES; EXCITED STATES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LITHIUM; POSITIVE IONS; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

KINETICS;

EID: 84883814793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz4014689     Document Type: Article

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