Optimizing the performance of a plastic dye-sensitized solar cell

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 9787-9796

  Lee, Byunghong ^a   Buchholz, D B ^a   Guo, Peijun ^a   Hwang, Dae Kue ^a   Chang, R P H ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CELL EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROLYTE CELLS; FILLING PROCESS; FLUORINE PLASMA; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; NANO CHANNELS; NANOPARTICLE SURFACE; PHOTON CONFINEMENT; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; FLUORINE; NANOPARTICLES; NANOPORES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79956097456     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp201555n     Document Type: Article

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