Effect of ultra-thin ZnO coating layer on the device performance of TiO2 dye sensitized solar cell

Solar Energy

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 195-201

  Wu, Kunjie ^a   Yu, Yang ^a   Shen, Kai ^a   Xia, Changrong ^b   Wang, Deliang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Barrier layer; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electron injection; Recombination

Indexed keywords

BARRIER LAYERS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURE; RECOMBINATION; RF-MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; SURFACE CHEMICAL STATE;

BAND STRUCTURE; COATINGS; ELECTRON INJECTION; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

COATING; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84878929268     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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