Metal-free counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells through high surface area and large porous carbon

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Srinivasu, Pavuluri ^a   Singh, Surya Prakash ^a   Islam, Ashraful ^a,b   Han, Liyuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GAS ADSORPTION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NITROGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSMISSION; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HIGHEST ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MESOPOROUS CARBON; METAL FREE; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; POROUS CARBONS; VERY HIGH ENERGIES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80053489205     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/617439     Document Type: Article

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