Size effect of synthetic saponite-clay in quasi-solid electrolyte for dye-sensititized solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-14

  Costenaro, Daniele ^a   Bisio, Chiara ^a,b   Carniato, Fabio ^a   Gatti, Giorgio ^a   Oswald, Frederic ^c   Meyer, Toby B ^c   Marchese, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c Rue de l'Ouriette 129   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clay; Dye sensitized solar cells; Nanoparticles; Quasi solid electrolytes; Saponite

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; SAPONITE; SAPONITE PARTICLES; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

CLAY; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878873012     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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