Efficiency of power conversion and thermal stability usually don't go together in dye-sensitized solar cells. Now a novel combination of an amphiphilic dye and a polymer gel electrolyte features both these important properties.
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Durrant, J., Haque, S. A solid compromise. Nature Mater 2, 362–363 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat914
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