The renaissance of dye-sensitized solar cells

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Dye-sensitized solar cellMaterials scienceOpen-circuit voltageEnergy conversion efficiencyOptoelectronicsEnergy transformationThe RenaissanceShort circuitNanotechnologyEngineering physicsVoltageElectrolyteElectrical engineeringElectrodeChemistry

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory US

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Pages: 162-169
Citations: 1287
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                                    Brian E. Hardin, 
                                
                                    Henry J. Snaith, 
                                
                                    Michael D. McGehee
                                
                            (2012). 
                            The renaissance of dye-sensitized solar cells. 
                            Nature Photonics
                            , 6
                            (3)
                            , 162-169.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2012.22

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DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.22