Influence of alkylaminopyridine additives in electrolytes on dye-sensitized solar cell performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-99

  Kusama, Hitoshi ^a   Arakawa, Hironori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Additive; Alkylaminopyridines; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electrolytic solution

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ADDITIVES; CALCINATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DYES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; IONIZATION; MONOLAYERS; NITROGEN; PHOTOCURRENTS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DIPOLE MOMENT; MOLECULAR ORBITAL CALCULATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0347476990     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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