Composite multi-functional over layer: A novel design to improve the photovoltaic performance of DSSC

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 141-149

  Qadir, Muhammad Bilal ^a   Sun, Kyung Chul ^a   Sahito, Iftikhar Ali ^a   Arbab, Alvira Ayoub ^a   Choi, Bum Jin ^a   Yi, Sung Chul ^a   Jeong, Sung Hoon ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

bi layer; Composite over layer; DSSC; Multi functional; Scattering; Titanium nanotube

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOTUBES; SCATTERING; SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TITANIUM; YARN;

BI-LAYER; DSSC; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; OPTIMIZED COMPOSITES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; RESTRAINT CHARACTERISTIC;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84928496273     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.04.011     Document Type: Article

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