Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on a sol-gel organic-inorganic composite electrolyte containing an organic iodide salt

Solar Energy

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-122

  Lan, Zhang ^a   Wu, Jihuai ^a   Wang, Dongbo ^a   Hao, Sancun ^a   Lin, Jianming ^a   Huang, Yunfang ^a  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

butyrolactone; Gel electrolyte; N methyl pyridine iodide; Quasi solid state dye sensitized solar cells; TiO2 gel

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; KETONES; SALTS; SOL-GELS;

ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GEL ELECTROLYTES;

SOLAR CELLS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; KETONES; SALTS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTROLYTE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GEL; IODIDE; ORGANIC ACID; SOLAR POWER; TITANIUM;

EID: 33845971204     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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