Dye molecules in electrolytes: New approach for suppression of dye-desorption in dye-sensitized solar cells

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Heo, Nansra ^a   Jun, Yongseok ^b   Park, Jong Hyeok ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

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EID: 84877751041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01712     Document Type: Article

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