Improved efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells by design of a proper double layer photoanode electrodes composed of Cr-doped TiO2 transparent and light scattering layers

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-87

  Mohammadi, M R ^a   Bakhshayesh, A M ^a   Sadri, F ^a   Masroor, M ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cr doped TiO2; Double layer film; Dye sensitized solar cell; Light scattering effect

Indexed keywords

CR-DOPED TIO; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DOUBLE-LAYER FILMS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SCATTERING EFFECTS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84881030792     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10971-013-3052-3     Document Type: Article

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