Preparation of a counter electrode with p -type nio and its applications in dye-sensitized solar cell

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Chou, Chuen Shii ^a   Hsiung, Chin Min ^a   Wang, Chun Po ^a   Yang, Ru Yuan ^a   Guo, Ming Geng ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; EVAPORATORS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NICKEL OXIDE; SPIN GLASS; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; E-BEAM EVAPORATORS; ITS APPLICATIONS; NIO FILMS; P TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR; P-TYPE NIO; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PT FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR OXIDES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77955387210     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1110662X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/902385     Document Type: Article

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