Covalent modification of photoanodes for stable dye-sensitized solar cells

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 13582-13594

  Luitel, Tulashi ^a   Zamborini, Francis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIES (ATR FTIR); COVALENT ATTACHMENT; COVALENT MODIFICATIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HYDROGEN BONDING INTERACTIONS; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84887572808     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la402256v     Document Type: Article

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