Dye aggregation effect on interfacial electron-transfer dynamics in zinc phthalocyanine-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 31, 2014, Pages 17205-17212

  Matsuzaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Murakami, Takurou N ^a   Masaki, Naruhiko ^b   Furube, Akihiro ^a   Kimura, Mutsumi ^b   Mori, Shogo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ELECTRODES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION GEOMETRIES; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DEGREE OF AGGREGATION; DYE AGGREGATION; ELECTRON-TRANSFER; FEMTOSECOND TRANSIENT ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE SEPARATION; TUNNELING BARRIER HEIGHTS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 84905824660     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp500798c     Document Type: Article

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