Photovoltaic performance of solid-state solar cells based on ZnO nanosheets sensitized with low-cost metal-free organic dye

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1787-1793

  Suresh, S ^a   Pandikumar, A ^a   Murugesan, S ^a   Ramaraj, R ^a   Raj, Samuel Paul ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Photo electrochemical cells; Polymer electrolyte; Solid state dye sensitized solar cells; Titanium dioxide nanotube; Zinc oxide nanosheets

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; CURRENT VOLTAGE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; EVANS BLUE; FAST ELECTRONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; SOLID STATE SOLAR CELLS; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; TIO; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOTUBE; ZINC OXIDE NANOSHEETS; ZNO NANOPARTICLES; ZNO NANOSHEETS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ETHYLENE; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSHEETS; NANOTUBES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYE; ELECTROKINESIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; METAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER; RESOLUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR POWER; SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 80051590579     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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