title: The effect of recombination under short-circuit conditions on the determination of charge transport properties in nanostructured photoelectrodes.
abstract: We report on the commonly unaccounted for process of recombination under short-circuit conditions in nanostructured photoelectrodes with special attention to the charge collection efficiency. It is observed that when recombination under short circuit conditions is significant, small perturbation methods overestimate the charge-collection efficiency, which is related to the inaccurate determination of the electron diffusion coefficient and diffusion length.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Apdo. Postal J-48, Puebla, Pue. 72570, Mexico. juliovc@ifuap.buap.mx.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villanueva-Cab
authors.affiliation: Nanostructured Solar Cells Group, Department of Physical, Chemical and Natural Systems, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. Utrera, km 1, ES-41013 Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Anta
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física Aplicada, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mérida, Yuc. 97310, Mexico.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oskam