Influence of electrolyte composition on the photovoltaic performance and stability of dye-sensitized solar cells with multiwalled carbon nanotube catalysts

Langmuir

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 10341-10346

  Seo, Seon Hee ^a   Kim, Su Yeon ^a   Koo, Bo Kun ^a   Cha, Seung Il ^a   Lee, Dong Yoon ^a  

^a Advanced Materials and Application Research Division   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBOXY METHYLCELLULOSE; CATALYTIC LAYERS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRODE CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS; FILL FACTOR; LOW TEMPERATURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PT CATALYSTS; REDOX COUPLE;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 77958002188     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la100406p     Document Type: Article

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