Polyacetylene, (CH)x: Photoelectrochemical solar cell
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 36 (1) , 96-98
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91288
Abstract
Photoelectrochemical photovoltaic cells have been fabricated using polyacetylene, (CH)x, as the active photoelectrode. Using a sodium polysulfide solution as electrolyte, Voc∼0.3 V and Isc∼40 μA/cm2 were obtained under illumination of approximately 1 sun. Under present conditions, the cell efficiency is limited by the series resistance, the small effective area of the electrode configuration, and the absorbance of the solution.Keywords
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