UV filtering of dye-sensitized solar cells: The effects of varying the UV cut-off upon cell performance and incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Carnie, Matthew ^a   Watson, Trystan ^a   Worsley, David ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BLOCKINGS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL STABILITY; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL DEVICES; UV FILTER; UV FILTERING;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84861049748     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/506132     Document Type: Article

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