Plasmonic enhanced dye-sensitized solar cells with self-assembly gold-TiO2@core-shell nanoislands

Solar Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 115-125

  Ng, Siu Pang ^a   Lu, XiaoQing ^a   Ding, Ning ^a,b   Wu, Chi Man Lawrence ^a,b   Lee, Chun Sing ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QILU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell nanostructure; Dye sensitized solar cells; Plasmonics; Self assembly nanoislands

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC FILMS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CORE SHELL NANO STRUCTURES; EFFECTIVE APPROACHES; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; NANO-ISLANDS; PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT DENSITIES; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; TITANIUM ISOPROPOXIDE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

DYE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUEL CELL; GOLD; HYDROLYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 84888801797     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.10.033     Document Type: Article

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