Monte Carlo random walk simulation of electron transport in confined porous TiO2 as a promising candidate for photo-electrode of nano-crystalline solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Javadi, M ^a   Abdi, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; CONTINUOUS TIME SYSTEMS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROSITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COLUMNAR STRUCTURES; CONTINUOUS TIME RANDOM WALKS; CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; ELECTRON DIFFUSION; ELECTRON DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; LOW COST FABRICATION; RANDOM WALK SIMULATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84939221481     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4928328     Document Type: Article

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