Effect of cation size on the performance of dye sensitizednanocrystalline TiO2solar cells based on quasi-solid state PANelectrolytes containing quaternary ammonium iodides

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 609-616

  Bandara, T M W J ^a,b   Jayasundara, W J M J S R ^c   Dissanayake, M A K L ^a,c,d   Furlani, M ^a   Albinsson, I ^e   Mellandera, B E ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized; PAN electrolyte; Quaternary ammonium iodides; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM IODIDE; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOCRYSTALS; POSITIVE IONS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DYE SENSITIZED; ELECTROLYTE EFFECT; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; NANO-CRYSTALLINE TIO; OPEN-CIRCUIT PHOTOVOLTAGE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM IODIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; STRONG CORRELATION;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84882559251     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.089     Document Type: Article

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