Tin oxide microspheres with exposed {101} facets for dyesensitized solar cells: Enhanced photocurrent and photovoltage

ChemSusChem

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 172-178

  Peng, Wenqin ^a   Yang, Xudong ^a   Chen, Zhenhua ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Chen, Han ^b   Zhang, Kun ^a   Han, Liyuan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Nanoparticles photochemistry; Synthesis design; Tin

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION BAND EDGE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; NANOPARTICLE FILMS; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SOLVOTHERMAL REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS DESIGN;

PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIN;

MICROSPHERES;

BIS(2,2' BIPYRIDYL 4,4' DICARBOXYLATE)RUTHENIUM(II) BIS(TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM) BIS(THIOCYANATE); BIS(2,2'-BIPYRIDYL-4,4'-DICARBOXYLATE)RUTHENIUM(II) BIS(TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM) BIS(THIOCYANATE); COLORING AGENT; METAL NANOPARTICLE; MICROSPHERE; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TIN; TIN DERIVATIVE; TIN DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POWER SUPPLY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; SYNTHESIS DESIGN;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS DESIGN; TIN;

COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSPHERES; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; THIOCYANATES; TIN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84893845756     PISSN: 18645631     EISSN: 1864564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201300644     Document Type: Article

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