New insights in long-term photovoltaic performance characterization of cellulose-based gel electrolytes for stable dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-51

  Salvador, Gian Paolo ^a   Pugliese, Diego ^a,b   Bella, Federico ^a,b   Chiappone, Annalisa ^a   Sacco, Adriano ^a   Bianco, Stefano ^a   Quaglio, Marzia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 methyl 3 propylimidazolium iodide; ageing; ionic liquid; microcrystalline cellulose; solar cell stability

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GELATION; IONIC LIQUIDS; MICROCRYSTALS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

1-METHYL-3-PROPYLIMIDAZOLIUM IODIDE; AGEING; CELL STABILITY; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMETRY; MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PHOTOCONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC MEASUREMENTS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84907903612     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.09.014     Document Type: Article

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