Spectral splitting photovoltaics using perovskite and wideband dye-sensitized solar cells

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kinoshita, Takumi ^a   Nonomura, Kazuteru ^b   Jeon, Nam Joong ^c   Giordano, Fabrizio ^b   Abate, Antonio ^b   Uchida, Satoshi ^d   Kubo, Takaya ^a   Seok, Sang Il ^c,e   Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja ^b   Hagfeldt, Anders ^b   Grätzel, Michael ^b   Segawa, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEROVSKITE;

DYE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIGHT INTENSITY; NEAR INFRARED; PEROVSKITE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

ARTICLE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENERGY RESOURCE; INFRARED RADIATION; SOLAR CELL; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84946615287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9834     Document Type: Article

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