title: Ionic liquid crystal as a hole transport layer of dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Ingineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriyo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shozo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanagida