Ageing of DSSC studied by electroluminescence and transmission imaging

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-72

  Opara Krašovec, Urša ^a   Bokalič, Matevž ^a   Topič, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dye sensitised solar cell; Electroluminescence imaging; Outdoor ageing; Stability study

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPES; DYE-SENSITISED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE IMAGING; OUTDOOR AGEING; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; SOLAR CELL PARAMETERS; STABILITY STUDY; TRANSMISSION IMAGING;

DEFECTS; IONIC LIQUIDS; SOLAR CELLS; STABILITY;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84878870788     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.029     Document Type: Article

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