First pseudohalogen polymer electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells promising for in situ photopolymerization

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 40, 2013, Pages 20421-20430

  Bella, Federico ^a,b   Sacco, Adriano ^a   Salvador, Gian Paolo ^a   Bianco, Stefano ^a   Tresso, Elena ^a,b   Pirri, Candido Fabrizio ^a,b   Bongiovanni, Roberta ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTRODE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; MULTIFUNCTIONAL MONOMERS; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS;

DURABILITY; LIQUIDS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; TESTING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84885570925     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405363x     Document Type: Article

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