Alternate redox electrolytes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 32, 2012, Pages 4131-4142

  Lu, JianFeng ^a   Bai, Jie ^a   Xu, XiaoBao ^a   Li, ZhiHong ^a   Cao, Kun ^a   Cui, Jin ^a   Wang, MingKui ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

electrochemistry; nanostructured materials; redox electrolytes; renewable energy; sensitizers; solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869387445     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5409-3     Document Type: Review

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