The role of physical techniques on the preparation of photoanodes for dye sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Ahmadi, Shideh ^a   Asim, Nilofar ^b   Alghoul, M A ^b   Hammadi, F Y ^b   Saeedfar, Kasra ^b,c   Ludin, N A ^b   Zaidi, Saleem H ^b   Sopian, K ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; FILM PREPARATION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; DEPOSITION METHODS; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; LOW-COSTS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; PREPARATION METHOD; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84897806492     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/198734     Document Type: Review

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