Development of photocathodes for incorporation into tandem dye sensitised solar cells

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Nattestad, Andrew. Monash University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Materials Engineering; 2010. Development of photocathodes for incorporation into tandem dye sensitised solar cells.

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Title: Development of photocathodes for incorporation into tandem dye sensitised solar cells
Creator: Nattestad, Andrew
Contributor: Principal Supervisor: Yi-Bing Cheng
Subject: Solar
Subject: Photovoltaic
Subject: Dye-sensitized
Date: 2010
Publisher: Monash University. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Materials Engineering
Description: The widespread application of photovoltaics, directly converting of solar energy to electrical, has not been realised, in spite of being a favoured power source by many. In order to make them more economically viable new solar technologies are being developed, with an emphasis on low cost and simple production processes. The dye sensitised solar cell is part of this category, however the efficiency of this technology is relatively low. One approach to improve this efficiency is to create a tandem architecture, with two active layers (in this case a photoanode and photocathode). This concept was demonstrated a little over a decade ago, and to date the photocathode is the limiting element in the quest for a high efficiency tandem dye sensitised solar cell. This thesis aims to gain a better understanding into the photocathode, and to improve overall performance.

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Identifier: http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/471657
Identifier: ethesis-20101022-091944
Identifier: monash:63141
Language: eng
Rights: Open access: open access to thesis full text.
Rights: This thesis is protected by copyright. Copyright in the thesis remains with the author. The Monash University ARROW Repository has a non-exclusive licence to publish and communicate this thesis online.
Type: thesis
Type: thesis(doctorate)

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