XPS, UV-Vis, FTIR, and EXAFS studies to investigate the binding mechanism of N719 dye onto oxalic acid treated TiO2 and its implication on photovoltaic properties

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 41, 2013, Pages 21096-21104

  Singh, Jaspreet ^a   Gusain, Abhay ^a   Saxena, Vibha ^a   Chauhan, A K ^a   Veerender, P ^a   Koiry, S P ^a   Jha, P ^a   Jain, Avani ^b   Aswal, D K ^a   Gupta, S K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCHORING MECHANISM; BINDING MECHANISMS; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE MEASUREMENTS; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRODES; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOADING; MOLECULES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXALIC ACID; PHOTOELECTRONS; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84886002999     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4062994     Document Type: Article

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