Large efficiency improvement in nanoporous dye-sensitized solar cells via vacuum assistant dye adsorption

Vacuum

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1161-1164

  Xu, Jiao ^a   Zhai, Chenwei ^a   Zheng, Bingwei ^a   Li, Hongwei ^a   Zhu, Mingwei ^a   Chen, Yanfeng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DSSC; Dye adsorption; Dye sensitized solar cells; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLES; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; DSSC; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE SOLUTIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELLS; MATERIALS AND PROCESS; NANO-POROUS; NANO-POROUS FILMS; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; TIO;

ADSORPTION; FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VACUUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84858161159     PISSN: 0042207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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