Implication of device functioning due to back reaction of electrons via the conducting glass substrate in dye sensitized solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Hore, Sarmimala ^a,c   Kern, Rainer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CONDUCTING GLASS SUBSTRATE; ELECTRON LOSSES; LOW LIGHT INTENSITIES; NANOPARTICLES OF TIO2;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 29744433688     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2149215     Document Type: Article

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