Application of transparent dye-sensitized solar cells to building integrated photovoltaic systems

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1899-1904

  Yoon, Sanghoon ^a   Tak, Sehyun ^a   Kim, Jinsoo ^a   Jun, Yongseok ^b   Kang, Kisuk ^a   Park, Jiyoung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Building integrated photovoltaics; Dye sensitized solar cells; Short circuit current; TiO2 electrode; Transmittance

Indexed keywords

BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SHORT CIRCUIT; TIO; TRANSMITTANCE;

BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INTEGRATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSPARENCY;

SOLAR CELLS;

BUILDING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 79956342653     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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