Recent progress in dye-sensitized solar cells for improving efficiency: TiO2 nanotube arrays in active layer

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Rho, Won Yeop ^a   Jeon, Hojin ^b   Kim, Ho Sub ^c   Chung, Woo Jae ^d   Suh, Jung Sang ^c   Jun, Bong Hyun ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IMPROVING EFFICIENCY; INCIDENT LIGHT; LOW-INTENSITY; MECHANICAL ROBUSTNESS; RECENT PROGRESS; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS; TIO2 NANOTUBES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84928157633     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/247689     Document Type: Article

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