Influence of the preparation conditions of TiO2 electrodes on the performance of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells with CuI as a hole collector

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 717-722

  Yang, Li ^a   Zhang, Zhengxi ^a   Fang, Shaohua ^a   Gao, Xuhui ^a   Obata, Masamichi ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NGK Insulator Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

CuI; Dye sensitization; Preparation conditions; Solid state solar cells; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; PHOTOCURRENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE SENSITIZATION; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; SOLID-STATE SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

ALCOHOLS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; PHOTOCURRENTS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACETIC ACID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DYE; ELECTRODE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METHODOLOGY; SOLID;

EID: 34248193220     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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