Controlling electron injection and electron transport of dye-sensitized solar cells aided by incorporating CNTs into a Cr-doped TiO2 photoanode

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 921-929

  Massihi, N ^a   Mohammadi, M R ^a   Bakhshayesh, A M ^a   Abdi Jalebi, M ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CNT; Cr doped TiO2; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electron injection; Electron transport

Indexed keywords

CNT; CR-DOPED TIO; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884645677     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.079     Document Type: Article

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