Exploration on the P(VP-co-VAc) copolymer based gel polymer electrolytes doped with quaternary ammonium iodide salt for DSSC applications: Electrochemical behaviors and photovoltaic performances

Organic Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue , 2015, Pages 132-139

  Ng, H M ^a   Ramesh, S ^a   Ramesh, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Co polymer; Dielectric studies; Dye sensitized solar cells; Quaternary ammonium salt

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM IODIDE; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; DISPERSIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DIELECTRIC RELAXATION SPECTROSCOPY; DIELECTRIC STUDIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POLY(1-VINYLPYRROLIDONE-CO-VINYL ACETATE); QUATERNARY AMMONIUM IODIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALT;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84926218193     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2015.03.020     Document Type: Article

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