Effect of lithium intercalation on the photovoltaic performances of photovoltachromic cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 290-301

  Malara, Francesco ^a   Cannavale, Alessandro ^b   Gigli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Open circuit voltage decay; Photoelectrochromic cells; Photovoltachromic devices

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LITHIUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; LITHIUM INTERCALATION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE DECAYS; PHOTO-ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE; PHOTOVOLTACHROMIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84924070653     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2422     Document Type: Article

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