Layered co-sensitization for enhancement of conversion efficiency of natural dye sensitized solar cells

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 581, Issue , 2013, Pages 186-191

  Kumara, N T R N ^a   Ekanayake, Piyasiri ^a   Lim, Andery ^a   Liew, Louis Yu Chiang ^a   Iskandar, Mohammad ^a   Ming, Lim Chee ^a   Senadeera, G K R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Canarium odontophyllum; Co sensitization; DSSCs; Ixora sp.

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS; VAT DYES;

CANARIUM ODONTOPHYLLUM; CO-SENSITIZATION; DSSCS; FREUNDLICH AND LANGMUIR ADSORPTION; HIGH ADSORPTION CAPACITY; IXORA SP; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884245834     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.07.039     Document Type: Article

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