Effect of organic dye, the concentration and dipping time of the organic dye N719 on the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized ZnO solar cell prepared by ammonia-assisted hydrolysis technique

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 639-643

  Rahman, M Y A ^a   Umar, A A ^b   Taslim, R ^a   Salleh, M M ^b  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROENGINEERING AND NANOELECTRONICS IMEN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Photovoltaic parameter; Ruthenium dye; ZnO

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DIPPING TIME; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PARAMETERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PLATINUM FILMS; REDOX COUPLE; RUTHENIUM DYE; TIO; VISIBLE REGION; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD;

AMMONIA; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HYDROLYSIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANORODS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84870672567     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.10.146     Document Type: Article

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