Surfactant influence in the performance of titanium dioxide photoelectrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 263-272

  Maldonado Valdivia, Ana I ^a   Galindo, Emilio G ^a   Ariza, María J ^a   García Salinas, María J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Efficiency; Film thickness; Natural dye; Surfactant; TiO2 photoelectrode

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; NATURAL DYE; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTRODE; SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS;

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FILM THICKNESS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

CELLULOSE; DYE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMER; SURFACTANT; TITANIUM;

EID: 84875276288     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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