Thickness dependent optical and eosin-Y sensitized solar cells characteristics of nc-a TiO2 films

Solar Energy

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-55

  Sarode, M T ^a   Khollam, Y B ^b   Jadkar, S R ^c   Kale, B B ^d   Mohite, K C ^c  

^a Science and Commerce College   (India)

^b Anantrao Pawar College   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^d CENTRE FOR MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY C MET   (India)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Optical properties; Sol gel processing

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FILM THICKNESS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL CONDUCTIVITY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANATASE TIO; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INDIUM TIN OXIDE SUBSTRATES; OPTICAL INDIRECT BAND GAPS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY CHARACTERIZATION; SOL-GEL DIP-COATING METHOD; SOL-GEL PROCESSING;

OPTICAL FILMS;

ANATASE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILM; GRAIN SIZE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84902649185     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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