Enhancing the electron lifetime and diffusion coefficient in dye-sensitized solar cells by patterning the layer of TiO2 nanoparticles

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Sajedi Alvar, Mohammad ^a   Javadi, Mohammad ^a   Abdi, Yaser ^a   Arzi, Ezatollah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; MICROMACHINING; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE EXTRACTION; DIRECTIONAL DIFFUSION; ELECTRON DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FAST ELECTRON TRANSPORT; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE DECAYS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RECOMBINATION RATE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84962328814     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4943772     Document Type: Article

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