Preparation of TiO2/bamboo-charcoal-powder composite particles and their applications in dye-sensitized solar cells

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 711-717

  Chou, Chuen Shii ^a   Chen, Chung Yung ^a   Lin, Sheau Horng ^a   Lu, Wei Hua ^a   Wu, Ping ^b  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bamboo charcoal powder; Dye absorption; Dye sensitized solar cell; Power conversion efficiency

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; CHARCOAL; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BAMBOO CHARCOAL; COMPOSITE PARTICLES; COVERED ELECTRODES; DYE ABSORPTION; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; PHYLLOSTACHYS PUBESCENS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84931569998     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2014.12.013     Document Type: Article

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