The role of gel electrolyte composition in the kinetics and performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 53, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7166-7172

  Freitas, Jilian Nei de ^a   Gonçalves, Agnaldo de Souza ^a   De Paoli, Marco Aurelio ^a   Durrant, James R ^b   Nogueira, Ana Flávia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DSSC; Dye sensitized solar cells; Gel electrolyte; Polyiodide; Polymer electrolyte

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHYLENE; GELATION; GELS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASTICIZERS; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

(ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL) COPOLYMERS; APPLIED (CO); BUTYROLACTONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS (DSSC); EPICHLOROHYDRIN (PECH); ETHYLENE OXIDE (ET-O); GEL ELECTROLYTES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 48049094573     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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