Double-layer dye-sensitized solar cells based on Zn-doped TiO2 transparent and light scattering layers: Improving electron injection and light scattering effect

Solar Energy

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 210-222

  Ghanbari Niaki, A H ^a   Bakhshayesh, A M ^a   Mohammadi, M R ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Electron injection; Light scattering; TiO2

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; NANO- AND MICRO-PARTICLES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON INJECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHASE COMPOSITION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC;

SOLAR CELLS;

DYE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTIMIZATION; TITANIUM; VISIBLE SPECTRUM; ZINC;

EID: 84896848024     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.041     Document Type: Article

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