Reverse bias degradation in dye solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Mastroianni, Simone ^a   Lanuti, Alessandro ^a   Brown, Thomas M ^a   Argazzi, Roberto ^b   Caramori, Stefano ^b   Reale, Andrea ^a   Di Carlo, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; DYE SOLAR CELLS; GAS BUBBLE; LONG LASTING; OPERATING VOLTAGE; PROTECTION STRATEGY; REVERSE BIAS; TRIIODIDE;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84866881600     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4754116     Document Type: Article

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