How to improve the performance of dye-sensitized solar modules by back leads

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-113

  Zhang, Yi Duo ^a   Huang, Xiao Ming ^a   Yang, Yue Yong ^a   Zhou, Na ^a   Luo, Yan Hong ^a   Li, Dong Mei ^a   Meng, Qing Bo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Back leads; Dye sensitized solar cell; Module; Simulation

Indexed keywords

APERTURE-AREA EFFICIENCY; BEST CHOICE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; HEXAGONAL CELLS; IMPROVED MODELS; MODULE; OPEN AREA RATIO; SIMULATION; SMALL AREA; SOLAR MODULE; THIN WIRES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84861093099     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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