Bifacial transparent solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell with sputtered indium-tin-oxide counter electrode

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1967-1972

  Chiang, Yi Fang ^a   Tsai, Cheng Hung ^a   Chen, Peter ^a   Guo, Tzung Fang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bifacial sides illumination; Indium tin oxide; Solid state dye sensitized solar cells; Transparent counter electrode

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DESIGN APPLICATIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FILL FACTOR; HOLE TRANSPORT MATERIALS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; ITO FILMS; PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SCREENING EFFECT; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SPUTTERING PROCESS; SPUTTERING TECHNOLOGY;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN;

INDIUM;

ABSORPTION; DESIGN METHOD; DYE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; FILM; INDIUM; IRRADIATION; OXIDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TIN;

EID: 84860559442     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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