Novel polymer electrolytes containing chemically crosslinked gelators for dye-sensitized solar cells

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 512-517

  Wang, Li ^a   Fang, Shi Bi ^a   Lin, Yuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Dendrimers; Dye sensitized solar cell; Gels; Ionic liquid

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DENDRIMERS; GELS; IONIC CONDUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYMERIZATION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDIFICATION;

DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; IONIC LIQUID; POLYMER ELECTROLYTES;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

CROSSLINKING; DENDRIMERS; GELS; IONIC CONDUCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERIZATION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDIFICATION;

CROSS LINKING; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 33750222198     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.738     Document Type: Conference Paper

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