Dye-sensitized solar cell based on nanocrystalline ZnO thin film electrodes combined with a novel light absorbing dye Coomassie Brilliant Blue in acetonitrile solution

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 4863-4870

  Srivastava, Pankaj ^a   Bahadur, Lal ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coomassie Brilliant Blue; Dye sensitized solar cell; Nanocrystalline thin film; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE SOLUTIONS; COOMASSIE BRILLIANT BLUE; CURRENT VOLTAGE; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY CHARACTERISTIC; LIGHT-ABSORBING DYE; NANOCRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZNO; ZNO;

ACETONITRILE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRODES; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84857656358     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.12.064     Document Type: Article

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