Biophotovoltaics: Natural pigments in dye-sensitized solar cells

Applied Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 216-225

  Hug, Hubert ^a   Bader, Michael ^a,b   Mair, Peter ^a   Glatzel, Thilo ^c  

^a DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; Dye sensitized solar cell; Low cost solar cell; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PIGMENTS;

CAROTENOIDS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; LOW-COST SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS; POLYPHENOLS; WIDE-BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR;

SOLAR CELLS;

CHLOROPHYLL; DYE; PHENOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PIGMENT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84888393336     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.055     Document Type: Article

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