Effects of crown ethers in nanocomposite silica-gel electrolytes on the performance of quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 675-679

  Huang, Kuan Chieh ^a   Vittal, R ^a   Ho, Kuo Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conductive pathway; Crown ether; Nanocomposite silica; Quasi solid state dye sensitized solar cell; Radius of cavity

Indexed keywords

18-CROWN-6; BINDING ABILITIES; CONDUCTIVE PATHWAY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; GEL ELECTROLYTE; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; LITHIUM IODIDE; LITHIUM IONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PARAMETERS; QUASI-SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; QUASI-SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CROWN ETHERS; ETHERS; GELS; IODINE; LIGANDS; LITHIUM; NANOCOMPOSITES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SILICA; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77649271070     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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