Photoelectrochemical Polymerization of EDOT for Solid State Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Role of Dye and Solvent

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 179, Issue , 2015, Pages 220-227

  Zhang, Jinbao ^a   Jarboui, Adel ^b   Vlachopoulos, Nick ^a,c   Jouini, Mohamed ^b   Boschloo, Gerrit ^a   Hagfeldt, Anders ^a,c,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

aqueous micellar electrolyte; conducting polymer; EDOT; hole conductor; solid state dye sensitized solar cell

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DYES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERIZATION; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

3 ,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE (EDOT); EDOT; ELECTROCHEMICAL REDOX; HOLE CONDUCTOR; LOW OXIDATION POTENTIAL; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; POLY(3 ,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE) (PEDOT); SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84943454191     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.01.077     Document Type: Article

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