Enhancement of photovoltage of dye-sensitized solid-state solar cells by introducing high-band-gap oxide layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-350

  Bandara, J ^a   Weerasinghe, H C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Dye sensitization; SnO2; Solid state solar cell; SrTiO3; TiO2; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; TIN COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

DYE SENSITIZATION; SNO2; SOLID-STATE SOLAR CELLS; SRTIO3; TIO2; ZNO;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 21644441987     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.11.009     Document Type: Article

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