Direct synthesis of natural dye mixed titanium dioxide nano particles by sol-gel method for dye sensitized solar cell applications

Optik

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 495-498

  Ananth, S ^a   Arumanayagam, T ^a   Vivek, P ^a   Murugakoothan, P ^a  

^a PACHAIYAPPA S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

DSSC; Natural dye; Sol gel; TiO2 nano particle

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITIONAL STUDIES; DSSC; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE (FTO); NATURAL DYE; NATURAL DYE SENSITIZERS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

ANODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84886668692     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2013.07.018     Document Type: Article

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