Facile solution dropping method: A green process for dyeing tio2 electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells with enhanced power conversion efficiency

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-81

  Yeh, Shih Chieh ^a,b   Lee, Pei Heng ^c   Liao, Hua Yang ^d   Chen, Yu You ^a   Chen, Chin Ti ^a,c   Jeng, Ru Jong ^b   Shuye, Jing Jong ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs); Immersion dyeing process; Material saving; Power conversion efficiency enhancing; Solution dropping method; Time saving

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYEING; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; METAL COMPLEXES; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DROPPING METHOD; DYEING PROCESS; MATERIAL SAVINGS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TIME SAVING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84920275670     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc500551e     Document Type: Article

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