Transparent front contact optimization in dye sensitized solar cells: Use of cadmium stannate and titanium oxide by sputtering

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 555, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-20

  Braga, A ^a,c   Baratto, C ^a   Bontempi, E ^a   Colombi, P ^b   Sberveglieri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b CSMT Gestione Scarl   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buffer Layer (BL); Cadmium stannate (CTO); Dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs); Front contact; Titanium oxide (TiO2); Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894461781     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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