Material development for dye solar modules: Results from an integrated approach

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 489-501

  Hinsch, A ^a   Behrens, S ^f   Berginc, M ^h   Bonnemann H ^k   Brandt, H ^a   Drewitz, A ^j   Einsele, F ^e   Fassler D ^j   Gerhard, D ^c   Gores, H ^d   Haag, R ^m   Herzig, T ^d   Himmler, S ^c   Khelashvili, G ^f   Koch, D ^e   Nazmutdinova, G ⁱ   Opara Krasovec, U ^h   Putyra, P ^g   Rau, U ^l   Sastrawan, R ^b   Schauer, T ^e   Schreiner, C ^d   Sensfuss, S ⁱ   Siegers, C ^b   Skupien, K ^g   Wachter, P ^d   Walter, J ^g   Wasserscheid, P ^c   Wurfel U ^b   Zistler, M ^d   more..

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^f KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

ⁱ Thuringisches Institut für Textil und KunststoffForschung e V 11TK   (Germany)

^j Bio und Umwelt Technologien eV   (Germany)

^k MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^l FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^m FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Catalytic counter electrode; Dye solar cell; Ionic liquids; Monolithic cell

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DIGITAL CAMERAS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ENCAPSULATION; GLASS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; ION EXCHANGE; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MATERIALS SCIENCE; PLATINUM; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; STANDARDS;

CATALYTIC COUNTER ELECTRODE; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCES; COUNTER ELECTRODE; DYE SOLAR CELL; DYE SOLAR CELLS; GLASS FRITS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IONIC LIQUIDS; MANUFACTURING PROCESSES; MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTS; MONOLITHIC CELL; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; SCREEN-PRINTING; SOLAR MODULES; UP-SCALING;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY;

EID: 52449103544     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.832     Document Type: Article

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