Improved morphology and photovoltaic performance in TiO2 nanorod arrays based dye sensitized solar cells by using a seed layer

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 551, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-87

  Wang, Jingyang ^a   Zhang, Tianjin ^a   Wang, Duofa ^a   Pan, Ruikun ^a   Wang, Qingqing ^a   Xia, Hanming ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Morphology; Photovoltaic performance; Seed layer; TiO2 nanorod arrays

Indexed keywords

DYE ABSORPTION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; NANOROD ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RUTILE TIO; SEED LAYER; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANORODS;

EID: 84869877428     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.09.113     Document Type: Article

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