Review: Dye sensitized solar cells based on natural photosensitizers

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 208-215

  Narayan, Monishka Rita ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Natural dyes; Pigment; Sensitizer

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; LOW COSTS; NATURAL DYE; NATURAL PHOTOSENSITIZER; SENSITIZER;

PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PIGMENTS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 82355169516     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.148     Document Type: Review

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