Development of High Efficiency, Low-Cost, and Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Abstract

This report results from a contract tasking Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) as follows: The Grantee will investigate and develop a new class of polymer-gel electrolytes for use in flexible dye-sensitized solar cells in order to boost power efficiencies above the 15% light to electrical conversion efficiency

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 13, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463001

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  • Michael Grätzel

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Efficiency
  • Electrolytes
  • Energy Bands
  • Light Sources
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Photoelectrochemical Cells
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Self Assembly
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Spectroscopy
  • Visible Spectra

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