Photovoltaic performance and long-term stability of quasi-solid-state fluoranthene dyes-sensitized solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1724-1728

  Wu, Wenjun ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Guo, Fuling ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Long, Yitao ^a   Hua, Jianli ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Fluoranthene dye; Photovoltaic performance; Quasi solid state

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORANTHENE DYE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; QUASI-SOLID-STATE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOPHENE;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; DYE; ELECTRON; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUORANTHENE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 77949570448     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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