Chemical-photo-electricity diagrams by Ohm's law - A case study of Ni-doped TiO2 solutions in dye-sensitized solar cells

Applied Energy

Volumn 118, Issue , 2014, Pages 12-21

  Chou, Chuen Shii ^a   Huang, Yan Hao ^a   Wu, Ping ^b   Kuo, Yi Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Ohm's law; Photo electricity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; GRAPHIC METHODS; NICKEL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; MATERIALS CHEMISTRY; OHM'S LAW; PROCESSING CONDITION; TIO; WORKING ELECTRODE;

SOLAR CELLS;

DIAGRAM; DYE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELL; NICKEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SOLAR POWER; SOLID SOLUTION; TITANIUM;

EID: 84891652275     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.12.012     Document Type: Article

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