Are dye-sensitized nano-structured solar cells stable? An overview of device testing and component analyses

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-140

  Figgemeier, Egbert ^a,b   Hagfeldt, Anders ^a,c,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b European Union   (Sweden)

^c Angstrom Solar Center   (Sweden)

^d LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTROLYTES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SOLAR ENERGY; STABILITY; SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; COMPONENT ANALYSIS; DEVICE TESTING; DYE SENSITIZED; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; NANO-STRUCTURED; SOLAR CELL SYSTEM; TESTING ANALYSIS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 25444442068     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1110662X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110662X04000169     Document Type: Article

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