Growth of porous light scattering sub-micrometer particle films by occlusion electrolysis for dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 110, Issue , 2013, Pages 382-386

  Magne, Constance ^a,b   Urien, Mathieu ^b   Pauporté, Thierry ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Hierarchical structures; Light scattering; Occlusion electrolysis; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HIERARCHICAL ARCHITECTURES; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SUBMICROMETER PARTICLE; ZNO;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROMETERS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84888340964     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.104     Document Type: Article

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