Recent research progress on polymer electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1167-1175

  Wang, Yanmin ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Advantages; DSSCs; Improve; Polymer electrolytes; Progress

Indexed keywords

ADVANTAGES; DSSCS; IMPROVE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; PROGRESS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GELATION; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOLAR CELLS;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 67349168701     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.01.009     Document Type: Review

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