Dye-sensitized solar cells: Present state and prospects for future development

Thermal Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 969-975

  Kislenko, S A ^a,b   Amirov, R Kh ^a   Popel', O S ^a   Samoilov, I S ^a  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 78650656202     PISSN: 00406015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0040601510110091     Document Type: Article

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