Chemically deposited blocking layers on FTO substrates: Effect of precursor concentration on photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 638, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-166

  Yoo, Beomjin ^a,b   Kim, Kang Jin ^b   Bang, So Yeon ^a   Ko, Min Jae ^a   Kim, Kyungkon ^a   Park, Nam Gyu ^a,c  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blocking layers on FTO; Charge recombination control; Charge transfer resistance; Dye sensitized solar cell; Efficiency enhancement

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORINE; ION EXCHANGE; MASS TRANSFER; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TIN; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES;

BLOCKING LAYERS; CHARGE RECOMBINATION CONTROL; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 72149084939     PISSN: 15726657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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