A nano quasi-solid electrolyte with modified nano-clay applied to dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Tsui, Meng Cheng ^a   Tung, Yung Liang ^a   Tsai, Song Yeu ^a   Lan, Chung Wen ^a  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY TYPE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EXCHANGE REACTION; GEL ELECTROLYTE; GELATORS; IONIC MOBILITY; IONIC TRANSFER RATE; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; NANO CLAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; SURFACE MODIFIERS; SURFACE-MODIFIED;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GELS; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUIDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; VISCOSITY;

SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 78649569350     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001407     Document Type: Article

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