Electroluminescence as a spatial characterisation technique for dye-sensitised solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1176-1180

  Bokalič, Matevž ^a   Krašovec, Urša Opara ^a   Topič, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

dye sensitised solar cell; electroluminescence; inhomogeneity; light beam induced current (LBIC); transmittance imaging

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION TIME; ACTIVE LAYER; DYE-SENSITISED SOLAR CELLS; INHOMOGENEITIES; IODINE CRYSTALS; POOR ADHESION; SCAN IMAGES; TRANSMITTANCE IMAGES;

INDUCED CURRENTS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84881239617     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2224     Document Type: Article

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