Enhanced dye-sensitized solar cell performance using TiO2:Nb blocking layer deposited by soft chemical method

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 205-209

  Parthiban, S ^a   Anuratha, K S ^a   Arunprabaharan, S ^a   Abinesh, S ^a   Lakshminarasimhan, N ^a  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

A. Films; B. Electron microscopy; C. Impedance; D. TiO2; E. Dye sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GLASS; NIOBIUM; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESS; CONDUCTING GLASS; DIPCOATING METHODS; DYE SENSITIZED TIO; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; NIOBIUM CONTENT; SOFT CHEMICAL METHOD; TIO;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 85027919628     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.08.059     Document Type: Article

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