Graphene-based counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 5382-5388

  Zhang, D W ^a,b   Li, X D ^a   Li, H B ^a   Chen, S ^a   Sun, Z ^a   Yin, X J ^b   Huang, S M ^a  

^a East China Normal University   (China)

^b SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DISPERSIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDE FILMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TIN OXIDES;

3D-NETWORK STRUCTURES; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; COUNTER ELECTRODE MATERIALS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 83455241101     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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