Improved conversion efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells based on electrospun TiCl4-treated TiO2 nanorod electrodes

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 364-375

  Hamadanian, Masood ^a   Jabbari, Vahid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

DSSC; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Nanorice Grains; Photovoltaics; TiO2

Indexed keywords

DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; MORPHOLOGY AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURES; NANORICE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; TIO; X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSES (XRD);

ELECTROSPINNING; NANORODS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; SOLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

NANOFIBERS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRODE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TITANIUM;

EID: 84887532001     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2012.674080     Document Type: Article

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