Photoelectrochemically polymerized polythiophene layers on ruthenium photosensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells and their beneficial effects

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 690-695

  Lee, Wonjoo ^a   Roh, Seung Jae ^a,b   Hyung, Kyung Hee ^a,c   Park, Joonyoung ^a,d   Lee, Soo Hyoung ^e   Han, Sung Hwan ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Hynix Semiconductor Inc   (South Korea)

^c Cheil Industries Inc   (South Korea)

^d Amkor Technology Korea Inc   (South Korea)

^e Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Hydrophobicity; Photoelectrochemical polymerization; Polythiophene; Recombination

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CONCENTRATION OF; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY LEVELS; HYDROPHOBIC NATURES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATIONS; PHOTO-INJECTED ELECTRONS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL POLYMERIZATION; POLYTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PROTECTING LAYERS; RECOMBINATION; RECOMBINATION REACTIONS;

COMPLEXATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MONOMERS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOEXCITATION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; RUTHENIUM; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRON; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERIZATION; RECOMBINATION; RUTHENIUM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 63649129546     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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