Enhancement of electron lifetime in dye-sensitized solar cells using Anodically grown TiO2 Nanotube/Nanoparticle composite Photoanodes

Microelectronic Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-142

  Lamberti, Andrea ^a,b   Sacco, Adriano ^a   Bianco, Stefano ^a   Quaglio, Marzia ^a   Manfredi, Diego ^a   Fabrizio Pirri, Candido ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anodic oxidation; Charge transport; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electron lifetime; TiO2 nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ANODIC OXIDATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; YARN;

CURRENT VOLTAGE; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON LIFETIME; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LIGHT-HARVESTING; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE DECAYS; TIO2 NANOTUBES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84885175246     PISSN: 01679317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mee.2013.03.037     Document Type: Article

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