Enhanced efficiency of tri-layered dye solar cells with hydrothermally synthesized titania nanotubes as light scattering outer layer

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 520, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3581-3586

  Mathew, Ambily ^a   Rao, G Mohan ^a   Munichandraiah, N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Electron transport resistance; Light scattering layer; Titania nanotube; Tri layer

Indexed keywords

DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT RESISTANCE; LIGHT SCATTERING LAYER; TITANIA NANOTUBES; TRI-LAYER;

ADHESION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOTUBES; SOLAR CELLS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84857359986     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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