A viscous titania paste with a single coating-sintering step for 8-24μm thick, high-haze, high-quality TiO2 films of dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 266-272

  Huang, N ^a   Sebo, B ^a   Pan, M M ^a   Liu, Y M ^a   Peng, T ^a   Sun, W W ^a   Bu, C H ^a   Zhao, X Z ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High haze; Single coating sintering step; Thick P25 films; TiO2 paste

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION PROCESS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; HIGH HAZE; HIGH VISCOSITIES; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; SINGLE COATING-SINTERING STEP; SINTERING PROCESS; TIO;

BALL MILLING; CITRIC ACID; COATINGS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); POLYOLS; SOLAR CELLS; THICK FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SINTERING;

CITRIC ACID; COATING; DYE; ELECTRICAL POWER; ESTER; FILM; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MILLING; OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TIN; TITANIUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84884252424     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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