Novel biopolymer gel electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell application

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 682-685

  Singh, Rahul ^a   Jadhav, Nitin A ^a   Majumder, S ^a   Bhattacharya, B ^a   Singh, Pramod K ^a  

^a SHARDA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electrolyte; IR; SEM

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; BIODEGRADABLE; BIOPOLYMER ELECTROLYTE; BIOPOLYMER MATRIX; COMPLEX IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; CONDUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; CRYSTALLINITIES; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; GEL ELECTROLYTE; GEL MATRIX; HOPPING MODELS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; XRD;

BIOMOLECULES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRIDIUM; POLYMER BLENDS; POTASSIUM IODIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROLYTES;

BIOPOLYMER; COLORING AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; SEPHAROSE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEL; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; POWER SUPPLY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOPOLYMERS; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROLYTES; GELS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POTASSIUM IODIDE; SEPHAROSE; SOLAR ENERGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84868313385     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.08.055     Document Type: Article

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