Photovoltaic characterization of dye-sensitized solar cells: Effect of device masking on conversion efficiency

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 589-601

  Ito, Seigo ^a   Nazeeruddin, Md Khaja ^a   Liska, Paul ^a   Comte, Pascal ^a   Charvet, Raphaël ^a   Péchy, Péter ^a   Jirousek, Marie ^a   Kay, Andreas ^a   Zakeeruddin, Shaik M ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diffused irradiation; Dye sensitized solar cells; Mask

Indexed keywords

MASKS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SIMULATORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

APERTURE SIZE; DIFFUSED IRRADIATION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR SIMULATORS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33750490443     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.683     Document Type: Article

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