Design issues for improved environmental performance of dye-sensitized and organic nanoparticulate solar cells

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-312

  Reijnders, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Environmental improvement; Nanoparticle; Organic solar cell

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; DESIGN ISSUES; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH ENERGY; MARKET LEADER; MULTICRYSTALLINE SI; NANO PARTICULATES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; RECYCLABILITY;

CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; FULLERENES; LIFE CYCLE; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYSILICON; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 75149180392     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.10.021     Document Type: Article

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