Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells based on organic dye sensitized TiO2 nanoparticles/nanowires composite photoanodes with ionic liquid electrolyte

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 60, Issue , 2015, Pages 146-154

  Maheswari, D ^a   Venkatachalam, P ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Charge transport; Hydrothermal method; PCE; Sol gel process; TiO2 nanoparticle; TiO2 nanowires

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COBALT DEPOSITS; DYES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; IONIC LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VAT DYES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MANUFACTURING COST; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84908530397     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2014.10.016     Document Type: Article

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