A novel thixotropic and ionic liquid-based gel electrolyte for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 235-239

  Fang, Yanyan ^a,b   Zhang, Jingbo ^a   Zhou, Xiaowen ^a   Lin, Yuan ^a   Fang, Shibi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Functionalized silica; Ionic liquid; Thixotropic gel electrolyte

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA; GEL ELECTROLYTE; GELATORS; HIGH ENERGY; LONG TERM STABILITY; SEM IMAGE; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SILICA PARTICLES; THIXOTROPIC GEL ELECTROLYTE; THIXOTROPIC PROPERTIES; TIO;

IONIC LIQUIDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SILICA; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84862786360     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.02.070     Document Type: Article

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