Improved photocurrent-voltage characteristics of Ru(II)-dye sensitized solar cells with polypyrrole-anchored TiO2 films

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 149, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Hong, Jin Sup ^a   Joo, Myoungji ^a   Vittal, R ^b   Kim, Kang Jin ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; METALLIC FILMS; NEGATIVE IONS; PHOTOCURRENTS; POLYPYRROLES; RUTHENIUM; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; STABILITY; TITANIUM OXIDES;

BACK ELECTRON TRANSFER; CONDUCTION BAND ELECTRONS; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHROMIC MEASUREMENTS; FLATBAND POTENTIAL; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOCURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; SHORT CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036961628     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.1518486     Document Type: Article

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