Improvement in performances of dye-sensitized solar cell with SiO 2-coated TiO 2 photoelectrode

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 433-438

  Mohan, Varishetty Madhu ^a   Shimomura, Masaru ^a   Murakami, Kenji ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Charge recombination; Dye sensitized solar cell; Photo electron conversion efficiency; SiO 2 coated TiO 2; Spray pyrolysis; Working electrode

Indexed keywords

BACK TRANSFER; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DYE ABSORPTION; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; ENERGY DISPERSIONS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANO-POROUS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOELECTRODE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; POROUS SIO; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SPRAY TECHNIQUE; STO FILMS; TIO; WORKING ELECTRODE; XRD PATTERNS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENAMELS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

COLORING AGENT; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; POWER SUPPLY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLAR ENERGY;

COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM;

EID: 84861117979     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.5347     Document Type: Conference Paper

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