Effect of tertiary amines on the synthesis and photovoltaic properties of TiO2 nanoparticles in dye sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 274-281

  Mir, Noshin ^a,b   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

Author keywords

DSSC; Growth control; Semiconductors; Sol gel; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

DSSC; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; GROWTH CONTROL; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM);

AMINES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84877065696     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.141     Document Type: Article

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