Analysis on the light-scattering effect in dye-sensitized solar cell according to the TiOstructural differences

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Son, Min Kyu ^a   Seo, Hyunwoong ^b   Kim, Soo Kyoung ^a   Hong, Na Yeong ^a   Kim, Byung Man ^a   Park, Songyi ^a   Prabakar, Kandasamy ^a   Kim, Hee Je ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; LAYER THICKNESS; LIGHT-HARVESTING; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SCATTERING EFFECTS;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 84870023841     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/480929     Document Type: Article

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