Flexible, dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solar cells employing biocatalytically synthesized polymeric electrolytes

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 4841-4846

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a,b   Sharma, Ajendra K ^b,c   Parmar, Virinder S ^c   Watterson, Arthur C ^b   Chittibabu, Kethinni G ^d   Kumar, Jayant ^a   Samuelson, Lynne A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^d KONARKA TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

^e US Army Research Development and Engineering Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; CATALYSIS; COPOLYMERIZATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOCATALYTIC APPROACH; DYE SENSITIZED NANOCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS (DSSC); SIDE CHAINS; SOLAR CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

DYES;

CRYSTALLIN; DYE; ELECTROLYTE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYST; CANDIDA ANTARCTICA; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 8444247491     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm0496568     Document Type: Article

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