Synthesis of amorphous Er3+-Yb3+ Co-doped TiO2 and its application as a scattering layer for dye-sensitized solar cells

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 219-223

  Han, Chi Hwan ^a   Lee, Hak Soo ^a   Lee, Kyung won ^a   Han, Sang Do ^a   Singh, Ishwar ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Amorphous structure; Dye sensitized solar cell; Er3+ Yb3+ co doped titanium oxide; Scattering layer

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ERBIUM; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; YTTERBIUM;

AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; CO-DOPED; MICRON-SIZE PARTICLES; NANO-CRYSTALLINE TIO; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SCATTERING LAYER; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SOL-GEL COMBUSTION;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 60149093386     PISSN: 02532964     EISSN: 12295949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2009.30.1.219     Document Type: Article

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