Atomic layer deposition of TiO2 interfacial layer for enhancing performance of quantum dot and dye co-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Lin, Xiu ^a   Yu, Kehan ^a   Lu, Ganhua ^a   Chen, Junhong ^a   Yuan, Chris ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; INTERFACIAL LAYER; N719 DYE; NANO-TIO; OPTIMUM THICKNESS; TIO;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84871289184     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/2/024004     Document Type: Article

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