Effect of polymer electrolyte on the performance of natural dye sensitized solar cells

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-67

  Adel, R ^a   Abdallah, T ^b   Moustafa, Y M ^a   Al Sabagh, A M ^a   Talaat, H ^b  

^a EGYPTIAN PETROLEUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Ionic conductivity; Natural dye sensitized solar cells; Polymer electrolyte

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANINS; CARBON; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHYLENE; FRUITS; IODINE; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; VAT DYES;

ETHYLENE CARBONATE; FILL FACTOR; NATURAL DYE; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; SENSITIZING DYE; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT DENSITIES;

POLYELECTROLYTES;

EID: 84937215664     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: 10963677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2015.07.024     Document Type: Article

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