Characterisation of DSSC-electrolytes based on 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide: Measurement of triiodide diffusion coefficient, viscosity, and photovoltaic performance

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-33

  Wachter, Philipp ^a   Zistler, Markus ^a   Schreiner, Christian ^a   Berginc, Marko ^b   Krašovec, Urša Opara ^b   Gerhard, Dirk ^c   Wasserscheid, Peter ^c   Hinsch, Andreas ^d   Gores, Heiner J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficients; Dye sensitised solar cell; Ionic liquid electrolyte; Photovoltaic performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649120135     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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