High performance dye-sensitized solar cells based on platinum nanoparticle/multi-wall carbon nanotube counter electrodes: The role of annealing

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 203, Issue , 2012, Pages 274-281

  Huang, Kuan Chieh ^a   Wang, Ying Chiao ^a   Chen, Po Yen ^a   Lai, Yi Hsuan ^a   Huang, Jen Hsien ^b   Chen, You Han ^a   Dong, Rui Xuan ^a   Chu, Chih Wei ^b,c   Lin, Jiang Jen ^a   Ho, Kuo Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Annealing; Dye sensitized solar cell; Multi wall carbon nanotube; Platinum nanoparticle; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRODES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; PLATINUM; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; YARN;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CATALYTIC ABILITY; COUNTER ELECTRODES; HEXACHLOROPLATINATE; MULTI WALL CARBON NANOTUBE(MWCNT); OXYETHYLENE; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; PROGRESSIVE FORMATIONS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 83255186993     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.11.031     Document Type: Article

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