A binder-free process for making all-plastic substrate flexible dye-sensitized solar cells having a gel electrolyte

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 5596-5601

  Chen, Li Chieh ^a   Ting, Jyh Ming ^a   Lee, Yuh Lang ^a   Hon, Min Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSORPTANCE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON DIFFUSION; ELECTRON LIFETIME; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; ENHANCED EFFICIENCY; GEL ELECTROLYTE; MECHANICAL COMPRESSION; MIXED POWDER; PHOTO-ANODES; SCATTERING CENTERS; TIO;

BINDERS; DEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRONS; ELECTROPHORESIS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POWDERS; SOLAR CELLS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84863294415     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm15360b     Document Type: Article

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