Achievement of 4.51% conversion efficiency using ZnO recombination barrier layer in TiO2 based dye-sensitized solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 25, 2006, Pages

  Roh, Seung Jae ^a   Mane, Rajaram S ^a   Min, Sun Ki ^a   Lee, Won Joo ^a   Lokhande, C D ^a   Han, Sung Hwan ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY BARRIER; LITHIUM IODIDE;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 33845916711     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2410240     Document Type: Article

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