Electronic and optical properties of dye-sensitized tio2 interfaces

Topics in Current Chemistry

Volumn 347, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-46

  Pastore, Mariachiara ^a   Selloni, Annabella ^b   Fantacci, Simona ^a   Angelis, Filippo De ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908173180     PISSN: 03401022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/128_2013_507     Document Type: Article

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