Nitrocatechol/ZnO interface: The role of dipole in a dye/metal-oxide model system

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 3910-3917

  Arnaud, G F ^a,b   De Renzi, V ^a,b   Del Pennino, U ^a,b   Biagi, R ^a,b   Corradini, V ^b   Calzolari, A ^b,c   Ruini, A ^a,b   Catellani, A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d IMEM CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACE FORMATION; MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; STRUCTURE MODIFICATION; X RAY PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 84896869977     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410376r     Document Type: Article

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