Improvement in long-term stability of dye-sensitized solar cell for outdoor use

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 301-305

  Kato, Naohiko ^a   Higuchi, Kazuo ^a   Tanaka, Hiromitsu ^a   Nakajima, Junji ^b   Sano, Toshiyuki ^b   Toyoda, Tatsuo ^b  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

^b AISIN SEIKI CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Ionic liquid; Long term stability; Module

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION FACTORS; BUTYROLACTONES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INTRINSIC STABILITY; IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; LIGHT SOAKING; LONG TERM STABILITY; MODULE; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TEST; RECHARGEABLE BATTERY; SOLAR LIGHT; SOLVENT FREE; UNIT CELLS; WEATHER CONDITIONS; WHITE LIGHT;

CHARGING (BATTERIES); DYES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHYSICAL OPTICS; SOLAR CELLS; STABILITY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 78149361154     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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