Poly(4-undecyl-2,2'-bithiophene) as a hole conductor in solid state dye sensitized titanium dioxide solar cells

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 121, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 1603-1604

  Spiekermann, S ^a   Smestad, G ^a,b   Kowalik, J ^c   Tolbert, L M ^c   Gratzel M ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Sol Ideas Technology Development   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye sensitization; Poly(4 undecyl 2,2' bithiophene); Solid state photoelectrochemical solar cell; TiO2 polymer interface

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; DYES; HOLE TRAPS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY;

DYE SENSITIZATION; SOLID-STATE PHOTOELECTRON SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0035867231     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0379-6779(00)00650-0     Document Type: Article

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