Graphene-anthocyanin mixture as photosensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cell

Solar Energy

Volumn 98, Issue PC, 2013, Pages 392-399

  San Esteban, Anna Carissa M ^a   Enriquez, Erwin P ^a  

^a ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC); Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Graphene

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; MESOPOROUS TITANIA; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

ANTHOCYANINS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MIXTURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GRAPHENE;

ADSORPTION; COMPOSITE; DISPERSION; DYE; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT COMPONENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PIGMENT; SOLAR POWER; TITANIUM;

EID: 84887333643     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.09.036     Document Type: Article

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