Injection and ultrafast regeneration in dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 7772-7780

  Antila, Liisa J ^a,b   Myllyperkio, Pasi ^a   Mustalahti, Satu ^a   Lehtivuori, Heli ^a   Korppi Tommola, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BANDS; DYES; ELECTROLYTES; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; OXIDATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLVENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; EXCITED STATE LIFETIMES; INJECTION EFFICIENCY; NANO-SECOND TIME DOMAIN; PICOSECOND TIME SCALE; RUTHENIUM BIPYRIDYL; TIME-CORRELATED SINGLE PHOTON COUNTING; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84898998741     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4124277     Document Type: Article

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