Theoretical modeling of TiO2/TCO interfacial effect on dye-sensitized solar cell performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2000-2009

  Ni, Meng ^a   Leung, Michael K H ^a   Leung, Dennis Y C ^a   Sumathy, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Schottky barrier; TiO2 TCO interface

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOELECTRICITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; PHOTOELECTRIC OUTPUTS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER; TIO2/TCO INTERFACE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33646824354     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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