Recent progress in interface modification for dye-sensitized solar cells

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1669-1678

  Ma, Beibei ^a   Gao, Rui ^a   Wang, Liduo ^a   Zhu, Yifeng ^a   Shi, Yantao ^a   Geng, Yi ^a   Dong, Haopeng ^a   Qiu, Yong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Electron recombination; Interface modification; TiO2 electrode

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLING STRUCTURES; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DYE AGGREGATION; DYE MOLECULE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES; ELECTRON RECOMBINATION; IN-SITU; INTERFACE MODIFICATION; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POST-MODIFICATION; RECENT PROGRESS; RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; SOLAR SPECTRUM; TIO;

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77958005690     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-010-4042-8     Document Type: Review

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