CoS supersedes Pt as efficient electrocatalyst for triiodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 44, 2009, Pages 15976-15977

  Wang, Mingkui ^a   Anghel, Alina M ^b   Marsan, Benoît ^b   Ha, Ngoc Le Cevey ^a   Pootrakulchote, Nuttapol ^a   Zakeeruddin, Shaik M ^a   Grätzel, Michael ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILICS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES; LIGHT SOAKING; PEN FILM; PLASTIC MATRICES; SOLVENT FREE; TRIIODIDE;

ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

SOLAR CELLS;

ACETRIZOIC ACID; DYE; IONIC LIQUID; NANOPARTICLE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PLATINUM; POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE; RUTHENIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; FILM; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

CATALYSIS; COBALT; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; IODIDES; PLATINUM; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 70450206853     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja905970y     Document Type: Article

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