TiO 2-Au plasmonic nanocomposite for enhanced dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) performance

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1428-1434

  Muduli, Subas ^a   Game, Onkar ^a   Dhas, Vivek ^a   Vijayamohanan, K ^a   Bogle, K A ^b   Valanoor, N ^b   Ogale, Satishchandra B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatase TiO 2; Au; Dye sensitized solar cells; Hybrid composite; Hydrothermal

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DIFFUSED REFLECTANCE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FILL FACTOR; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GOLD SURFACES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; INTERBAND ABSORPTION; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MIXED PRECURSORS; PLASMONIC; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GOLD; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLASMONS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VANADIUM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; DYE; FUEL CELL; GOLD; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84859445192     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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