TiO2 nanotubes as flexible photoanode for back-illuminated dye-sensitized solar cells with hemi-squaraine organic dye and iodine-free transparent electrolyte

Organic Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3715-3722

  Pugliese, D ^a,b   Lamberti, A ^a   Bella, F ^a,b   Sacco, A ^b   Bianco, S ^b   Tresso, E ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anodic oxidation; Dye sensitized solar cell; Hemi squaraine dye; Iodine free electrolyte; Polymer electrolyte; TiO2 nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; ELECTRODES; IODINE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

BACK-ILLUMINATED; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; IODINE-FREE ELECTROLYTES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; SQUARAINE DYES; STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; TIO2 NANOTUBES; WORKING ELECTRODE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84908502943     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2014.10.018     Document Type: Article

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