An efficient binary ionic liquid based quasi solid-state electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 231-237

  Chen, Junnian ^a   Peng, Tianyou ^a   Shi, Wenye ^a   Li, Renjie ^a   Xia, Jiangbin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Charge transfer mediator; Charge transfer promoter; Dye sensitized solar cell; Ionic liquid electrolyte; Photovoltaic conversion efficiency

Indexed keywords

BINS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIQUIDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHANE SULFONYL)IMIDE; CHARGE-TRANSFER MEDIATOR; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; IONIC-LIQUID BASED ELECTROLYTES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; QUASI-SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84880181990     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.014     Document Type: Article

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