Photovoltaic properties of corresponding dye sensitized solar cells: Effect of active sites of growth controller on TiO 2 nanostructures

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3397-3404

  Mir, Noshin ^a   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

DSSC; Growth control; Semiconductors; Sol gel; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; GROWTH CONTROL; PHOTOVOLTAIC MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; PRIMARY AMINES; SHEET-LIKE STRUCTURE; TIO; WELL-DISPERSED;

AMINES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LIGANDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYE; FUEL CELL; GEL; LIGAND; LIGHT SCATTERING; OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84867218817     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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