Effect of surface roughness of top cover layer on the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cell

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2049-2055

  Kim, Hae Jin ^a   Kim, Dae Eun ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell efficiency; Erosive wear; Light transmittance; PEN; PET; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SURFACE ROUGHNESS; CELL EFFICIENCY; COVER LAYERS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; EROSION PROCESS; EROSIVE WEAR; LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE; PEN; SAND BLASTING; WEAR PROPERTIES;

EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

SOLAR CELLS;

DURABILITY; DYE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER; SOLAR POWER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRANSMITTANCE; WEAR;

EID: 84861700328     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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