Low cost photovoltaic modules based on dye sensitized nanocrystalline titanium dioxide and carbon powder

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-117

  Kay, Andreas ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Photoelectrochemical cells; Photoelectrodes, TiO2 and titanates; Sensitization; Solar cell arrays; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; ELECTROLYTES; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANATASE; DYE SENSITIZATION; HOLE TRANSPORT; MONOLITHIC SERIES CONNECTION; PHOTOELECTRODES; REDOX ELECTROLYTES; RUTILE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0030264780     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0927-0248(96)00063-3     Document Type: Article

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