Dye-sensitized solar cells enhanced by optical absorption, mediated by TiO2 nanofibers and plasmonics Ag nanoparticles

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 458-464

  Sebo, Bobby ^a   Huang, Niu ^a   Liu, Yumin ^a   Tai, Qidong ^a   Liang, Liangliang ^a   Hu, Hao ^a   Xu, Sheng ^a   Zhao, Xing Zhong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Light harvesting; Light scattering; Plasmonic near field; TiO 2 nanofibers

Indexed keywords

COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; LIGHT-HARVESTING; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NEAR-FIELD; TIO;

EFFICIENCY; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLASMONS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SILVER;

EID: 84884650771     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.167     Document Type: Article

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