Effects of multi anchoring groups of catecholamine polymer dyes on the electrical characteristics of metal free dye-sensitized solar cells: A comparison study

Solar Energy

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-71

  Mozaffari, Samaneh ^a   Nateghi, Mohamad Reza ^b   Zarandi, Mahmood Borhani ^a  

^a YAZD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Dye sensitized solar cell; Epinephrine; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; AMINES; CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; DYES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYMERIZATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WAVELENGTH;

DOPAMINE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; EFFICIENT ELECTRON INJECTION; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; EPINEPHRINE; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; TRISHYDROXYMETHYLAMINOMETHANE;

SOLAR CELLS;

ADHESION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION METHOD; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER; SIMULATION; SOLAR POWER; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84902658783     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.11.030     Document Type: Article

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