Theory of the charge recombination reaction at the semiconductor-adsorbate interface in the presence of defects

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 46, 2013, Pages 24196-24205

  Maggio, Emanuele ^a   Troisi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE RECOMBINATION PROCESS; CHARGE RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ENERGY CHARACTERISTICS; FREE-ENERGY DIFFERENCE; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; REORGANIZATION ENERGIES;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

DEFECTS;

EID: 84888602356     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4080515     Document Type: Article

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