The performance and stability of ambient temperature molten salts for solar cell applications

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3099-3108

  Papageorgiou, N ^a   Athanassov, Y ^a   Armand, M ^a,b   Bonhote P ^a   Pettersson, H ^a   Azam, A ^a,c   Gratzel M ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^c Laboratories of Leclanche   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROLYTES; MASS TRANSFER; MOLTEN MATERIALS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS; STABILITY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; MASS TRANSFER EFFECTS; METHYL HEXYL IMIDAZOLIUM IODIDE; MOLTEN SALTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL REGENERATIVE DEVICE; SOLAR CELL ELECTROLYTES;

SALTS;

EID: 0030259705     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.1837171     Document Type: Article

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