Charge separation and efficient light energy conversion in sensitized mesoscopic solar cells based on binary ionic liquids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 6850-6856

  Wang, Peng ^a,c   Wenger, Bernard ^a   Humphry Baker, Robin ^a   Moser, Jacques E ^a   Teuscher, Joël ^a   Kantlehner, Willi ^b   Mezger, Jochen ^b   Stoyanov, Edmont V ^b   Zakeeruddin, Shaik M ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Fachhochschule Aalen   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; COMPLEXATION; DYES; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METHANE; PHOTOCURRENTS; QUENCHING; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SUN;

AIR MASS (AM); CHARGE SEPARATION; IONIC LIQUIDS (IL); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR CELLS;

1 ETHYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM TRICYANOMETHANIDE; 1 PROPYL 3 METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM IODIDE; 4 CARBOXYLIC ACID 4' CARBOXYLATE 4,4' DINONYL 2,2' BIPYRIDINE; AMPHOPHILE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IODIDE; IODINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENERGY CONVERSION; LASER; MICROELECTRODE; POTENTIOMETRY; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 20844436135     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja042232u     Document Type: Article

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