Preparation and characterization of chitosan binder-based TiO 2 electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Jin, En Mei ^a   Park, Kyung Hee ^b   Park, Ju Young ^c   Lee, Jae Wook ^b   Yim, Soon Ho ^d   Zhao, Xing Guan ^a   Gu, Hal Bon ^a   Cho, Sung Young ^a   Fisher, John Gerard ^a   Kim, Tae Young ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Green Energy Institute   (South Korea)

^d Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CHITOSAN; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRONS; PORE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DIFFUSION LENGTH; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE IMAGES; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; ELECTRON TRANSIT TIME; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; PHOTOELECTRODE; RECOMBINATION LIFETIME; TIO 2; TIO 2 FILMS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84886706288     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/296314     Document Type: Article

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