Reduced graphene oxide films as transparent counter-electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 716-724

  Cruz, Rui ^a   Pacheco Tanaka, David Alfredo ^a   Mendes, Adélio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Annealing; Dye sensitized solar cell; Graphene oxide; Thermal reduction; Transparent counter electrode

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC FILMS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; IMPEDANCE DATA; INERT ATMOSPHERES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; NANO-PLATELETS; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; SPRAY DEPOSITION; THERMAL REDUCTION; THERMAL-ANNEALING; TRANSPARENT COUNTER-ELECTRODE;

ANNEALING; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS;

OXIDE FILMS;

CATALYSIS; DYE; ELECTRODE; GRAPHITE; MANUFACTURING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 84855758112     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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