Highly efficient poly(3-hexylthiophene) based monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells with carbon counter electrode

A high efficiency of 3.1% was obtained for poly(3-hexylthiophene) based monolithic solid state dye-sensitized solar cells using graphite/carbon black counter electrodes under simulated AM 1.5 solar illumination of 100 mW cm−2.

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