Effects of iodine content in the electrolyte on the charge transfer and power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells under low light intensities

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 49, 2012, Pages 25727-25733

  Lan, Jo Lin ^a   Wei, Tzu Chien ^b   Feng, Shien Ping ^c   Wan, Chi Chao ^b   Cao, Guozhong ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CURRENT VOLTAGE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; ION TRANSPORTATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOW LIGHT; MAJOR FACTORS; POWER CONVERSION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; IODINE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84870986723     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp309872n     Document Type: Article

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