Evaluation of decay photocurrent measurements in dye-sensitized solar cells: Application to laser beam-induced current technique

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-203

  Navas, J ^a   Alcantara R ^a   Fernandez Lorenzo C ^a   Martin Calleja J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Becquerel function; Bi exponential function; Decay photocurrent measurements; Dye sensitized solar cell; LBIC technique

Indexed keywords

DECAY MEASUREMENTS; DECAY PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENTS; DECAY PROCESS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LBIC TECHNIQUE; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

ALGORITHMS; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS; LASER BEAMS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84856164041     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1793     Document Type: Article

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