High-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells using ferrocene-based electrolytes and natural photosensitizers

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 45, Issue 42, 2012, Pages

  Sönmezolu, Savaş ^a   Akyürek, Cafer ^a   Akin, Seçkin ^a  

^a Karamanolu Mehmetbey University   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; CELL PERFORMANCE; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DYE DEGRADATION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY DEVICES; FERROCENES; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; NATURAL DYE; NATURAL PHOTOSENSITIZER; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PARAMETERS; SIMULATED SUNLIGHT;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; FATTY ACIDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PHENOLS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84867266717     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/45/42/425101     Document Type: Article

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