An efficient and low-cost TiO2 compact layer for performance improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1319-1324

  Yu, Hua ^a   Zhang, Shanqing ^a   Zhao, Huijun ^a   Will, Geoffrey ^b   Liu, Porun ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blocking layer; Compact film; DSSCs; TiO2 organic sol

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWDERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

BLOCKING LAYER; CIRCUIT POTENTIALS; COMPACT FILM; COMPACT LAYERS; CONTACT AREAS; DIRECT CONTACTS; DSSCS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; REDOX ELECTROLYTES; TIO2 ORGANIC SOL; XRD PATTERNS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 57749115893     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2008.09.025     Document Type: Article

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