Succinonitrile-based solid-state electrolytes for dye-sensitised solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 417-427

  Byrne, Owen ^a   Coughlan, Aoife ^a   Surolia, Praveen K ^a   Thampi, K Ravindranathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

DSC; DSSC; dye sensitised solar cell; solid electrolyte; succinonitrile

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; IONIC LIQUIDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MANUFACTURE; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; THROUGHPUT;

4-TERT-BUTYLPYRIDINE; DSSC; ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES; ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS; MANUFACTURING LINES; SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING; SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE; SUCCINONITRILE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84924296952     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2441     Document Type: Article

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