Comparison of the photoelectrochemical properties of RDS NiO thin films for p-type DSCs with different organic and organometallic dye-sensitizers and evidence of a direct correlation between cell efficiency and charge recombination

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 975-986

  Sheehan, Stephen ^a   Naponiello, Gaia ^b   Odobel, Fabrice ^c   Dowling, Denis P ^a   Di Carlo, Aldo ^d   Dini, Danilo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Iodine reduction; Nickel oxide; p type DSC; P1; Photoelectrochemistry; Squaraine

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FILM THICKNESS; NICKEL OXIDE; ORGANOMETALLICS; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; MICROWAVE PLASMA SINTERING; P-TYPE; P1; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SQUARAINES;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84939954002     PISSN: 14328488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10008-014-2703-9     Document Type: Article

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