Enhancement of photovoltaic performance in dye-sensitized solar cells with the spin-coated TiO 2 blocking layer

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6026-6030

  Lee, Jeong Gwan ^a   Cheon, Jong Hun ^a   Yang, Hyeon Seok ^a   Lee, Do Kyung ^b   Kim, Jae Hong ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blocking Layer; Dye Sensitized Solar Cell; Sol Gel Method; Tio 2 Thin Film

Indexed keywords

BLOCKING LAYERS; CELL PERFORMANCE; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; I - V CURVE; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SPIN-COATING METHOD; TIO;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84865140189     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2012.6410     Document Type: Article

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