Charge transfer and recombination kinetics in dye-sensitized solar cell using static and dynamic electrical characterization techniques

Solar Energy

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-116

  Tripathi, Brijesh ^a   Yadav, Pankaj ^a   Kumar, Manoj ^a  

^a PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Dynamic characterization; Steady state characterization; Two diode model

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROLYTES; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CURRENT VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT; ELECTROCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STEADY STATE; TWO-DIODE MODEL;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

ANATASE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84904767280     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.06.037     Document Type: Article

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