Thermal stability of dye-sensitized solar cells with current collecting grid

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 1110-1115

  Matsui, Hiroshi ^a   Okada, Kenichi ^a   Kitamura, Takayuki ^a   Tanabe, Nobuo ^a  

^a FUJIKURA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Current correcting grid; Double sealing package; Dye sensitized solar cell; Endurance test; Ionic liquid

Indexed keywords

CURRENT CORRECTING GRID; DOUBLE-SEALING PACKAGE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ENDURANCE TEST; THERMAL STABILITIES;

CELLS; DURABILITY; ELECTROLYTES; IODINE; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONS; MOISTURE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS;

EID: 67349265195     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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