TiO2-Au nanocomposite materials modified photoanode with dual sensitizer for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Pandikumar, Alagarsamy ^a   Ramaraj, Ramasamy ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOSILICATE SOL-GELS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; UV-VIS SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GOLD; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SOL-GELS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884199723     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4812641     Document Type: Article

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