Investigation of TiO2 nanotubes/nanoparticles stacking sequences to improve power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 173, Issue , 2015, Pages 665-671

  Hossain, Md Ashraf ^a   Park, Jieun ^a   Ahn, Ji Young ^a   Park, Chansu ^a   Kim, Yangdo ^a   Kim, Soo Hyung ^a   Lee, Dongyun ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Light scattering layer; TiO2 nanotubes; Two step anodization

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; LIGHT-SCATTERING LAYER; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOPOGRAPHY; TIO2 NANOTUBES; TWO STEP ANODIZATION; TWO-STEP ANODIZATION PROCESS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84930680400     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.05.141     Document Type: Article

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