Improving photoresponse characterization of dye-sensitized solar cells: Application to the laser beam-induced current technique

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Navas, J ^a   Alcantara R ^a   Fernandez Lorenzo C ^a   Anta, J A ^b   Guillen E ^b   Martin Calleja J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UniVersidad Pablo de OlaVide   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; LBIC technique; Photoresponse measurement; Quantum yield measurement

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LASER EXCITATION; QUANTUM YIELD; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRON DIFFUSION LENGTH; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; LASER BEAM INDUCED CURRENT; LBIC TECHNIQUE; MATHEMATICAL ALGORITHMS; PHOTOCURRENT RESPONSE; PHOTORESPONSE MEASUREMENTS; YIELD MEASUREMENT;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77953770475     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/7/075702     Document Type: Article

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