Nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cells having maximum performance

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Kroon, J M ^a   Bakker, N J ^a   Smit, H J P ^a   Liska, P ^b   Thampi, K R ^b   Wang, P ^b   Zakeeruddin, S M ^b   Gratzel M ^b   Hinsch, A ^c   Hore, S ^d   Wurfe U ^d   Sastrawan, R ^d   Durrant, J R ^e   Palomares, E ^e   Pettersson, H ^f   Gruszecki, T ^f   Walter, J ^g   Skupien, K ^g   Tulloch, G E ^h  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f SWEREA IVF   (Sweden)

^g CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^h Dyesol Limited Company   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced characterization; Cost analysis; Dye sensitized; Efficiency; Materials; Solar cell; Stability; Thin film photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; THERMAL STRESS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION; COST ANALYSIS; DYE SENSITIZED; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33846342603     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.707     Document Type: Article

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