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Dye solar cells efficiency maps: a parametric study

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In this work we present a numerical simulation of a dye solar cell efficiency using a drift-diffusion model for the complete cell. The physical parameters such as the active layer thickness, the electron mobility and the dye spectrum are varied systematically in a range of values individuated experimentally, in order to obtain efficiency maps that reveal interesting features in this kind of devices.

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  1. University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133, Rome, Italy

    Desirée Gentilini, Alessio Gagliardi & Aldo Di Carlo

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Gentilini, D., Gagliardi, A. & Carlo, A.D. Dye solar cells efficiency maps: a parametric study. Opt Quant Electron 44, 155–160 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-012-9561-4

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