Quasi-solid dye sensitized solar cells having straight ion paths: Proposal of high-efficiency QDSCs consisting of two carrier density layers

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 155, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Kogo, Takeshi ^a   Hayase, Shuzi ^a   Kaiho, Tatsuo ^b   Taguchi, Mitsuru ^b  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Kanto Natural Gas Development Company Limited   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

CARRIER DENSITY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; ION PATHS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 49149083253     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.2955722     Document Type: Article

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