Polymer electrolyte based on polyethylene glycol for quasi-solid state dye sensitized solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 419-423

  Gong, J ^a   Sumathy, K ^a   Liang, J ^b  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Gel electrolyte; Polyethylene glycol; Quasi solid state dye sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GEL ELECTROLYTE; GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; INCIDENT LIGHT INTENSITY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER SEGMENTS; PROPYLENE CARBONATE; QUASI-SOLID STATE; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REDOX COUPLE; SYNTHETIC PARAMETERS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPOLYMERIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GELS; GLYCOLS; HYDROGEN BONDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYETHYLENES; PROPYLENE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

ELECTROLYTE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMER; SOLVENT;

EID: 80053221509     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.07.015     Document Type: Article

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