Dye-sensitized nanocrystalline CdS and ZnS solar cells with different organic dyes

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 522-528

  Reda, Safenaz M ^a   El Sherbieny, Said A ^b  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPPING AGENT; CDS; CHEMICAL ENERGY; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FILL FACTOR; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; ORGANIC DYE; PARTICLE SIZE EFFECT;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPLEXATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYES; ENERGY CONVERSION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SOLAR ENERGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77958105904     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0077     Document Type: Article

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