Photocurrent activity of light-harvesting complex II isolated from spinach and its pigments in dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 36, 2013, Pages 16740-16748

  Yu, Daoyong ^a   Zhu, Guoliang ^a   Liu, Shuang ^a   Ge, Baosheng ^a   Huang, Fang ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Light harvesting complex II; Photocurrent activity; Pigment

Indexed keywords

ADSORBANCE; ADSORPTION MODEL; CELL PERFORMANCE; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FILL FACTOR; LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX II; TIO;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOCURRENTS; PIGMENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84888005896     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.02.114     Document Type: Article

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