Chemical effects of tin oxide nanoparticles in polymer electrolytes-based dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 30, 2014, Pages 16510-16517

  Chae, Hwaseok ^a   Song, Donghoon ^a   Lee, Yong Gun ^a   Son, Taewook ^a   Cho, Woohyung ^a   Pyun, Yong Bum ^a   Kim, Tea Yon ^a   Lee, Jung Hyun ^a   Fabregat Santiago, Francisco ^b   Bisquert, Juan ^b   Kang, Yong Soo ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FUELS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SOLVENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROLYTE CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL EFFECTS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84898080902     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4117485     Document Type: Article

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