The effect of optical properties on photovoltaic performance in dye-sensitized TiO2 nanocrystalline solar cells

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3948-3954

  Ji, Ya Jun ^a   Zhang, Ming Dao ^a   Cui, Jie Hu ^a   Zheng, He Gen ^a   Zhu, Jun Jie ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Optical properties; Photovoltaic performance; Thin films; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT THICKNESS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; NANOCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; REFLECTANCE PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SCATTERING PROPERTY;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FILM THICKNESS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; REFLECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 84878709882     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2013.6802     Document Type: Article

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