Review on nanostructured photoelectrodes for next generation dye-sensitized solar cells

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 334-349

  Maçaira, José ^a   Andrade, Luísa ^a   Mendes, Adélio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electron transport; Graphene; Nanoparticles; Photoelectrode; Recombination

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

1-D NANOSTRUCTURES; DIFFERENT LENGTH SCALE; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HIGH SURFACE AREA; PHOTOELECTRODE; RECOMBINATION; SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84881115573     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.07.011     Document Type: Review

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