Photoanodes with mesoporous TiO2 beads and nanoparticles for enhanced performance of CdS/CdSe quantum dot co-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 135, Issue , 2014, Pages 284-292

  Zhou, Ru ^a,b   Zhang, Qifeng ^a   Uchaker, Evan ^a   Yang, Lin ^a   Yin, Naiqiang ^b   Chen, Yonghu ^b   Yin, Min ^b   Cao, Guozhong ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

light scattering; photoanode; quantum dot sensitized solar cell; surface area

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIXTURES; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; ELECTROLYTE PENETRATION; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; MESOPOROUS TIO; PHOTO-ANODES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE AREA;

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 84901466595     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.05.021     Document Type: Article

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