Effects of graphene in graphene/TiO2 composite films applied to solar cell photoelectrode

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 9974-9981

  Kusumawati, Y ^a,b   Martoprawiro, M A ^b   Pauporté, Th ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

APPLIED POTENTIALS; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PARAMETERS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INTERNAL SURFACE AREA; PARASITIC REACTION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84900818345     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp502385p     Document Type: Article

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