Ionic liquid crystal as a hole transport layer of dye-sensitized solar cells.
Use of a new ionic liquid crystal, 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide, and iodine as an electrolyte of dye-sensitized solar cells leads to a high short circuit photocurrent density and a high light-to-electricity conversion efficiency, due to a self-assembled structure of the imidazolium cations, resulting in high conductivity of the electrolyte.
Yamanaka
Noriyo
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Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Ingineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
Kawano
Ryuji
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Kubo
Wataru
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Kitamura
Takayuki
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Wada
Yuji
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Watanabe
Masayoshi
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Yanagida
Shozo
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