Performance enhancement of dye-sensitized solar cells using nanostructural TiO2 films prepared by a graft polymerization and sol-gel process

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3182-3191

  Park, Jung Tae ^a   Koh, Jong Kwan ^a   Byun, Soo Jin ^a   Kang, Sang Wook ^b   Kim, Jong Hak ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP); Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC); Graft copolymer; Sol gel; Titania (TiO2)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; COMBINED PROCESS; CONDUCTING GLASS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY-FILTERING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; LARGE SURFACE AREA; NANOSTRUCTURAL; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTRODE; PORE VOLUME; SECONDARY PORES; SURFACE AREA; TEM; TIO; TITANIA; TITANIUM ISOPROPOXIDE; UV IRRADIATION;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ADSORPTION; ATOMS; CALCINATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; DESORPTION; DYES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ESTERS; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FILM PREPARATION; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GELS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 79953176601     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.01.056     Document Type: Article

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