Effects of doping, morphology and film-thickness of photo-anode materials for dye sensitized solar cell application - A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 356-376

  Sengupta, D ^a   Das, P ^a   Mondal, B ^a   Mukherjee, K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Photo anode; Titania; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS;

ANODE MATERIAL; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFECT OF DOPING; FILM-THICKNESS; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; TITANIA;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84957541028     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.104     Document Type: Review

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