Photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical conversion of solar energy

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1853, 2007, Pages 993-1005

  Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bulk junction cells; Dye sensitized solar cells; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy; Solar energy conversion; Thin film devices

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047155561     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2006.1963     Document Type: Article

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