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Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 1176 - 1179, DOI: 10.1039/b911527g


Control of charge recombination at nanostructured quantum-dot sensitized TiO2 interfaces employing a multi-step redox cascade

Henry C. Leventis and Saif A. Haque


A hybrid dye/CdS-sensitized TiO2 solar cell architecture is presented whereby the CdS nanocrystal layer is shown to perform multiple functions—retarding interfacial charge recombination and harvesting short-wavelength light, whilst acting as a redox mediator in the injection of electrons from the photo-excited dye into the mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticle film.

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