Effect of HAc treatment on an open-environment prepared organic redox couple based on hydroquinone/benzoquinone and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 695-700

  Yu, Zhenhua ^a   Bu, Chenhao ^a   Zhou, Ziyao ^a   Liu, Yumin ^a   Huang, Niu ^a   Bai, Sihang ^a   Fu, Houqiang ^a   Guo, Shishang ^a   Zhao, Xingzhong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; HAc treatment; Hydroquinone benzoquinone redox couple; Open environment prepared electrolyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880616418     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.125     Document Type: Note

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