Investigation of 35 elements as single metal oxides, mixed metal oxides, or dopants for titanium dioxide for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 48, 2013, Pages 25248-25258

  Berglund, Sean P ^a   Hoang, Son ^a   Minter, Ryan L ^b   Fullon, Raymond R ^b   Mullins, C Buddie ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPANT CONCENTRATIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FLAT-BAND POTENTIALS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; MAXIMUM POWER; MIXED METAL OXIDE; SCANNER SYSTEMS; SINGLE COMPONENTS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84890415975     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4073747     Document Type: Article

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