Importance of 4- tert-butylpyridine in electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells employing SnO 2 electrode

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 43, 2012, Pages 22759-22766

  Kim, Jae Yup ^a   Kim, Jin Young ^a,b   Lee, Doh Kwon ^a   Kim, Bongsoo ^a,b   Kim, Honggon ^a,b   Ko, Min Jae ^a,b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4-TERT-BUTYLPYRIDINE; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DUMMY CELLS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; IMPEDANCE SPECTRUM; NEGATIVE SHIFT; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SHELL LAYERS; TIO;

CONDUCTION BANDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84868107468     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp307783q     Document Type: Article

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