Tailor and functionalize TiO2 compact layer by acid treatment for high performance dye-sensitized solar cell and its enhancement mechanism

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-35

  Guai, Guan Hong ^a,b,c   Song, Qun Liang ^d   Lu, Zhi Song ^d   Ng, Chee Mang ^c   Li, Chang Ming ^a,b,d  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD   (Singapore)

^d SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acid; Compact layer; Dye sensitized solar cell; Surface tailoring; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; BULK RESISTIVITY; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CHARGE SEPARATION PROCESS; COMPACT LAYER; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HEATING PROCESS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; MESOPOROUS TIO; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS; POST TREATMENT; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SURFACE AREA; TIO;

ACIDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

ACID; CHEMICAL BONDING; DYE; FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SULFURIC ACID; TITANIUM;

EID: 84867031450     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.078     Document Type: Article

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