Reduced graphene oxide-titania nanocomposite-modified photoanode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 812-824

  Lim, Su Pei ^a   Pandikumar, Alagarsamy ^a   Huang, Nay Ming ^a   Lim, Hong Ngee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blocking layer; Dye sensitized solar cells; Graphene; Nanocomposite; Photocurrent; RGO TiO2; Solar energy; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOCURRENTS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BACK ELECTRON TRANSFER; BLOCKING LAYERS; CHARGE COLLECTION; CHARGE COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COMPACT LAYER; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; RGO-TIO2;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84926418321     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3307     Document Type: Article

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