Efficiency improvement of DSSC photoanode by scandium doping of mesoporous titania beads

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 48, 2013, Pages 25276-25289

  Latini, Alessandro ^a   Cavallo, Carmen ^a   Aldibaja, Fadi Kamal ^a   Gozzi, Daniele ^a   Carta, Daniela ^b   Corrias, Anna ^b   Lazzarini, Laura ^c   Salviati, Giancarlo ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c IMEM CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA; CONTROLLED HYDROLYSIS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; FLAT BAND POTENTIAL; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; MESOPOROUS ANATASE; MESOPOROUS TITANIA; MICROSCOPIC LEVELS;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; SCANDIUM; SCANDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84890374443     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp409813c     Document Type: Article

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