Rapid electron injection in nitrogen- and fluorine-doped flower-like anatase TiO2 with {001} dominated facets and dye-sensitized solar cells with a 52% increase in photocurrent

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 8795-8802

  Yu, Jia ^a   Yang, Yulin ^a   Fan, Ruiqing ^a   Li, Liang ^a   Li, Xinyuan ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE; NITROGEN; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

DRIVING FORCES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRODE MATERIAL; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; INJECTION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT-HARVESTING; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84899887097     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500870v     Document Type: Article

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