Improved efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells aided by corn-like TiO2 nanowires as the light scattering layer

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 302-308

  Bakhshayesh, A M ^a   Mohammadi, M R ^a   Dadar, H ^a   Fray, D J ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatase titania; Corn like nanowire; Double layer film; Dye sensitized solar cell; Light scattering

Indexed keywords

ANATASE STRUCTURES; ANATASE-TITANIA; CELL EFFICIENCY; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DOUBLE LAYERS; DOUBLE-LAYER FILMS; DYE SENSITIZATION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT MANAGEMENT; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; ONE DIMENSIONAL (1D) NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTON CAPTURE; REACTIVE FACETS; SURFACE TENSION STRESS; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE TENSION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84872126846     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.12.065     Document Type: Article

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