Preparation of structurally modified, conductivity enhanced-p-CuSCN and its application in dye-sensitized solid-state solar cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 203, Issue , 2012, Pages 288-296

  Premalal, E V A ^a   Dematage, N ^a   Kumara, G R R A ^a   Rajapakse, R M G ^a,b   Shimomura, M ^a   Murakami, K ^a   Konno, A ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

AC impedance; CuSCN; Dye sensitized solid state solar cell; Hall measurement

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HOLE CONCENTRATION; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AC-IMPEDANCE; CUSCN; DYE SENSITIZED SOLID STATE SOLAR CELLS; HALL EFFECT MEASUREMENT; HALL MEASUREMENTS; HOLE-CONDUCTING MATERIALS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84855447573     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.12.034     Document Type: Article

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