Optimization of plastic crystal ionic liquid electrolyte for solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Chen, Junnian ^a   Peng, Tianyou ^a   Fan, Ke ^a   Li, Renjie ^a   Xia, Jiangbin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Ionic liquid; Lithium perchlorate; Plastic crystal electrolyte; Succinonitrile

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; LITHIUM PERCHLORATE; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PLASTIC CRYSTALS; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SUCCINONITRILE;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLASTICITY; SOLAR CELLS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84874078391     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.130     Document Type: Article

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