Efficiency enhancement by mixed cation effect in dye-sensitized solar cells with a PVdF based gel polymer electrolyte

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2929-2935

  Arof, A K ^a   Aziz, M F ^a   Noor, M M ^a,d   Careem, M A ^a,c   Bandara, L R A K ^c   Thotawatthage, C A ^b   Rupasinghe, W N S ^b   Dissanayake, M A K L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Gel electrolytes; Mixed cation effect; PVdF; TiO2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895062556     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.07.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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