Optimization of paste formulation for TiO2 nanoparticles with wide range of size distribution for its application in dye sensitized solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2776-2780

  Dhungel, Suresh Kumar ^a   Park, Jesse G ^b  

^a Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

^b Taejon Christian International School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conversion efficiency; Dye sensitized solar cell; Nanocrystal; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT; ANATASE PHASE; AVERAGE DIAMETER; BET SURFACE AREA; COATED GLASS; DOCTOR BLADE; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ETHYL CELLULOSE; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; NANOCRYSTALLINE TITANIUM DIOXIDE; PASTE FORMULATIONS; PHOTOELECTRODE; SILICON-BASED; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FILM PREPARATION; FLUORINE; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDES; TIN; TITANIUM; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

ALCOHOL; CELLULOSE; DYE; ELECTRODE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILICON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR POWER; TITANIUM;

EID: 77954311347     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.04.031     Document Type: Article

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