Dual functional TiO2 -Au Nanocomposite material for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 6965-6972

  Pandikumar, A ^a   Suresh, S ^a   Murugesan, S ^a   Ramaraj, R ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dye Sensitized solar cell.; Nanocomposite; Polymer electrolyte; TiO2 Au

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GOLD; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; NICKEL PHTHALOCYANINES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY(DIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE; TIO;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 85000416310     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.10529     Document Type: Article

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