Efficiency enhancement in dye-sensitized solar cells by interfacial modification of conducting glass/mesoporous TiO2 using a novel ZnO compact blocking film

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 475-481

  Liu, Yumin ^a   Sun, Xiaohua ^a   Tai, Qidong ^a   Hu, Hao ^a   Chen, Bolei ^a   Huang, Niu ^a   Sebo, Bobby ^a   Zhao, Xing Zhong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrochemical properties; Electron density; Energy barrier; Zinc oxide compact film

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ELECTRON DENSITY; ELECTRONS INJECTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FILL FACTOR; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; INTERFACIAL MODIFICATION; MESOPOROUS TIO; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; SEM; SPIN-COATING METHOD; TIO; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; ZNO; ZNO FILMS;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRONS; ENERGY BARRIERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORINE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METALLIC FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77956689551     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.07.031     Document Type: Article

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