Comparison of dye solar cell counter electrodes based on different carbon nanostructures

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 519, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 8125-8134

  Aitola, Kerttu ^a   Halme, Janne ^a   Halonen, Niina ^b   Kaskela, Antti ^a   Toivola, Minna ^a   Nasibulin, Albert G ^a   Kordás, Krisztián ^b   Tóth, Geza ^b   Kauppinen, Esko I ^a,c   Lund, Peter D ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Carbon nanostructure; Carbon nanotube; Catalyst; Conductive layer; Dye sensitized solar cell

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANO PARTICLES; CARBON NANOMATERIALS; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURE; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CONDUCTIVE LAYER; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DENSE PACKING; DYE SOLAR CELLS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE FILM; FLUORINE-DOPED; HIGH POROSITY; INCONEL; RANDOM NETWORK; SERIES RESISTANCES;

CARBON BLACK; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORINE; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ION EXCHANGE; ITO GLASS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDE FILMS; PLATINUM; QUARTZ; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); TIN; TIN OXIDES;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 80052111140     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.05.078     Document Type: Article

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