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Title

Use of natural dyes for the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cell: a review

Journal title

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences

Yearbook

2021

Volume

69

Issue

6

Authors

Bhargava, Cherry ; Sharma, Pardeep Kumar

Affiliation

Bhargava, Cherry : Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra, India-412115 ; Sharma, Pardeep Kumar : Stratjuris Partners, Westport, Baner, Pune, Maharashtra, India-411045

Keywords

DSSC (dye-sensitized solar cell) ; efficiency ; natural dye ; performance ; synthetic dye

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

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e139319

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Date

25.10.2021

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Article

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DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.139319
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