Review on dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs): Fundamental concepts and novel materials

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5848-5860

  Gong, Jiawei ^a   Liang, Jing ^b   Sumathy, K ^a  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrolyte; Nanocrystalline semiconductor films; Sensitizers

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; CRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EASY FABRICATION; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY SUPPLIES; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; HIGH CONVERSIONS; HUMAN SOCIETY; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; NANOCRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTORS; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; NOVEL MATERIALS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RELIABLE ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SENSITIZERS; SILICON-BASED; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROLYTES; FOSSIL FUELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84864557961     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.04.044     Document Type: Review

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