Utilization of natural anthocyanin pigments as photosensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 212-219

  Gokilamani, N ^a   Muthukumarasamy, N ^a   Thambidurai, M ^b   Ranjitha, A ^a   Velauthapillai, Dhayalan ^c  

^a Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning   (India)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

AFM; Dye sensitized solar cell; HRTEM; Optical absorption; TiO2 thin film

Indexed keywords

AFM; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS; HRTEM; NANO-CRYSTALLINE TIO; SOL-GEL DIP-COATING METHOD; TIO;

ANNEALING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84878640498     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-013-2994-9     Document Type: Article

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