Phenomenological modeling of dye-sensitized solar cells under transient conditions

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 781-793

  Andrade, Luísa ^a   Sousa, José ^a,b   Aguilar Ribeiro, Helena ^a   Mendes, Adélio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy; I V characteristics; Phenomenological modeling; Transient conditions

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION-BAND ELECTRONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYNAMIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GENERAL ELECTRICAL; I-V CHARACTERISTICS; LIGHT-ABSORBING DYE; MESOSCOPICS; MOBILE SPECIES; NANO-CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; POROUS STRUCTURES; REDOX MEDIATORS; REDOX SPECIES; SIMULATED RESULTS; TIO; TITANIA; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS; TRANSIENT MODEL; TRANSPORT-GOVERNING EQUATIONS; WORKING MECHANISMS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON MOBILITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POWER QUALITY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DYE; ELECTRON; FUEL CELL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TITANIUM;

EID: 79954592658     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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