Dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cells based on nanocomposite photoanode containing plasma-modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-57

  Chan, Yen Fong ^a   Wang, Cheng Chien ^b   Chen, Bing Hung ^a   Chen, Chuh Yung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CNT; conductivity; dispersion; DSSC; IMPS IMVS; plasma

Indexed keywords

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CNT; CONDUCTING PROPERTIES; DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; IMPS/IMVS; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SOLAR CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

BLENDING; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DISPERSION (WAVES); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84873735560     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2174     Document Type: Article

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