TiO2 sensitization with Bi2S3 quantum dots: The inconvenience of sodium ions in the deposition procedure

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 11495-11504

  Zumeta Dubé, Inti ^a   Ruiz Ruiz, Víctor Fabián ^a   Díaz, David ^a   Rodil Posadas, Sandra ^a   Zeinert, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Universite de Picardie Jules Verne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; METAL IONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; ION LAYER ADSORPTION; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; REACTION SYSTEM; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS PROCEDURE; TIME STABILITY;

VAPORS;

EID: 84901981606     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp411516a     Document Type: Article

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