TiO 2 compact layers prepared by low temperature colloidal synthesis and deposition for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-23

  Kovash Jr , Curtiss S ^a   Hoefelmeyer, James D ^b   Logue, Brian A ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloid; DSSC; Efficiency; Photoelectrode

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; COLLOIDAL SYNTHESIS; COLLOIDAL TIO; COMPACT LAYER; DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; ELECTRICAL LOSS; ELECTROLYTE REDUCTION; FILL FACTOR; LOW TEMPERATURES; PHOTOELECTRODE; SERIES RESISTANCES; SHUNT RESISTANCES; TIO; TITANIUM ISOPROPOXIDE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

COLLOIDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROLYTES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84858449709     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.01.092     Document Type: Article

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