Photoelectrochemical solar cells made from Sn02/ZnO films sensitized with an indoline dye

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1838-1841

  Onwona Agyeman, Boateng ^a   Nakao, Motoi ^a   Rajanya Asoka Kumara, Gamaralalege ^b  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PEAKS; COMPOSITE SOLAR CELLS; DYE SENSITIZED; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; J AGGREGATES; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; RED SHIFT; ZNO; ZNO FILMS; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 77958067247     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0235     Document Type: Article

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