Analysis of light harvest in terms of current per mole of dye in dye-sensitized solar cells made with opaque and transparent photoanodes

Renewable Energy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 265-270

  Jena, Ajay K ^a   Bhargava, Parag ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Light harvest; Light scattering layer; Opaque transparent TiO2 film

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE LAYERS; DYE MOLECULE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; IV CHARACTERISTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; OPAQUE FILMS; PHOTO-ANODES; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SINGLE LAYER; SINGLE LAYER FILMS; TIO;

AGGREGATES; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOEXCITATION; SOLAR CELLS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; AGGREGATE; ANATASE; ELECTRIC FIELD; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 84871657286     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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