Effect of different green cellulosic matrices on the performance of polymeric dye-sensitized solar cells

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 211-216

  Bella, Federico ^a,b   Chiappone, Annalisa ^b   Nair, Jijeesh R ^a   Meligrana, Giuseppina ^a   Gerbaldi, Claudio ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; FILLERS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; CELL PARAMETER; ECO-FRIENDLY; ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (MFC); PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84925412622     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1441036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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