TiO2 films obtained by microwave-activated chemical-bath deposition used to improve TiO2-conducting glass contact

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1728-1732

  Zumeta, I ^a   Ayllon J A ^b   Gonzalez B ^a   Domenech, X ^b   Vigil, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Microwave activated chemical bath deposition; Nanocrystalline TiO2; TiO2 TCO contact

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CONDUCTING GLASS; CONDUCTING OXIDES; DOUBLE LAYERS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRON EXTRACTION; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; METAL CONTACTS; METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACTS; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTRODE; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; TIO; TIO2/TCO CONTACT; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING GLASS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CELL MEMBRANES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GLASS; METAL RECOVERY; MICROWAVES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 68449104159     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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