Preparation of sol-gel TiO2/purified Na-bentonite composites and their photovoltaic application for natural dye-sensitized solar cells

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 2815-2818

  Saelim, Ni On ^a   Magaraphan, Rathanawan ^a   Sreethawong, Thammanoon ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Purified natural clay; Red cabbage dye; Scattering layer; Sol gel TiO2

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; NATURAL CLAYS; RED CABBAGE DYE; SCATTERING LAYER; SOL-GEL TIO2;

AGGLOMERATION; BENTONITE; FILM PREPARATION; GELS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PURIFICATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON; SODIUM; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 79955116358     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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