Printable electrolytes for highly efficient quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 302-306

  Wang, Chaolei ^a   Wang, Liang ^a   Shi, Yantao ^a   Zhang, Hong ^a   Ma, Tingli ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

P(VA co MMA); Polymer gel electrolyte; Printable; Quasi solid state dye sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

GEL ELECTROLYTE; INITIAL EFFICIENCY; LIGHT ILLUMINATION; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; NOVEL POLYMERS; ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; POLYMER GEL ELECTROLYTES; PRINTABLE; QUASI-SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; REDOX COUPLE; TIO;

ACETONITRILE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ESTERS; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; POLYVINYL ACETATES; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84872679040     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.12.096     Document Type: Article

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