Stability improvement of gel-state dye-sensitized solar cells by utilization the co-solvent effect of propionitrile/acetonitrile and 3-methoxypropionitrile/acetonitrile with poly(acrylonitrile-co-vinyl acetate)

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 274, Issue , 2015, Pages 506-511

  Venkatesan, Shanmugam ^a   Su, Song Chuan ^a   Kao, Shon Chen ^a   Teng, Hsisheng ^a   Lee, Yuh Lang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Co solvents; Dye sensitized solar cell; Gel state electrolytes; Poly (acrylonitrile co vinyl acetate)

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; GELATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VISCOSITY;

COSOLVENTS; GEL ELECTROLYTE; GEL STATE; INITIAL EFFICIENCY; LOWER VISCOSITIES; POLYMER GEL ELECTROLYTES; STABILITY IMPROVEMENT; VINYL ACETATES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84908374375     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.10.114     Document Type: Article

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