Ionic liquid type dye-sensitized solar cells: Increases in photovoltaic performances by adding a small amount of water

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-158

  Mikoshiba, Satoshi ^a   Murai, Shinji ^a   Sumino, Hiroyasu ^a   Kado, Takashi ^b   Kosugi, Daisuke ^b   Hayase, Shuzi ^b  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion constant; Diffusion length; Dye sensitized solar cells; Flat band potential; Ionic liquid; Life time; Redox potential; Water

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DIFFUSION; ELECTROLYTES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; IONIC STRENGTH; LIQUIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DIFFUSION LENGTH; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON DIFFUSION CONSTANTS; FLAT BAND POTENTIALS; IONIC LIQUID; LIFE TIME; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCES; REDOX POTENTIAL;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 10244264744     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2004.06.023     Document Type: Article

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