Photovoltaic performance of hybrid solar cell with TiO2 nanotubes arrays fabricated through liquid deposition using ZnO template

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1445-1449

  Rattanavoravipa, Thitima ^a   Sagawa, Takashi ^a   Yoshikawa, Susumu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hybrid solar cells; Liquid phase deposition; Nanotube arrays; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM PLATING;

HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; LIQUID-PHASE DEPOSITION; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 50249155295     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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