Magnesia nanoparticles in liquid electrolyte for dye sensitized solar cells: An effective recombination suppressant?

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 291-294

  Mohanty, Shyama Prasad ^a   Bhargava, Parag ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

4 tert butylpyridine; Adsorption; Dye sensitized solar cells; Magnesia; Recombination

Indexed keywords

4-TERT-BUTYLPYRIDINE; BARRIER LAYERS; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON LIFETIME; FREE ELECTROLYTES; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; MGO; NANO POWDERS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE DECAYS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; RECOMBINATION; RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; TITANIA; TRIIODIDE; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MAGNESIA; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84872139015     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.11.133     Document Type: Article

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