Preparation of TiO2 particles and their applications in the light scattering layer of a dye-sensitized solar cell

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 224-233

  Chou, Chuen Shii ^a   Guo, Ming Geng ^a   Liu, Kuan Hung ^a   Chen, Yi Siang ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Light scattering layer; Power conversion efficiency; Sol gel method

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; GELS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RUTHENIUM; SCATTERING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AVERAGE SIZE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ETHANOL SOLUTIONS; I-V MEASUREMENTS; LIGHT SCATTERING LAYER; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SOL-GEL METHODS; TIO; WORKING ELECTRODE;

SOLAR CELLS;

CRYSTALLINITY; DYE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; GEL; LIGHT SCATTERING; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 82155168688     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.10.038     Document Type: Article

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