Fabrication of monolithic dye-sensitized solar cell using ionic liquid electrolyte

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ito, Seigo ^a   Takahashi, Kaoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; FABRICATION; IONIC LIQUIDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SCREEN PRINTING;

A-CARBON; CARBON LAYERS; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FILL-FACTOR; IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; MONOLITHICS; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CHARACTERISTICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84861075546     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/915352     Document Type: Article

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