Investigation of temperature and aging effects in nanostructured dye solar cells studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Toivola, Minna ^a   Halme, Janne ^a   Peltokorpi, Lauri ^a   Lund, Peter ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AGEING EFFECTS; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; DYE SOLAR CELLS; EFFECT OF AGEING; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; ELECTROCHEMICAL-IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPIES; NANO-STRUCTURED; PHOTOELECTRODE; VARYING TEMPERATURE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 70449354768     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1110662X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/786429     Document Type: Article

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