Degradation mechanisms of Pt counter electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-127

  Syrrokostas, G ^a   Siokou, A ^b   Leftheriotis, G ^a   Yianoulis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Degradation mechanism; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrodeposition; Pt dissolution; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

ACID TREATMENTS; CLOSED VESSELS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRODE DEGRADATION; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; LONG TERM STABILITY; TRIIODIDE; XPS MEASUREMENTS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTES; PLATINUM; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PYROLYSIS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84860862648     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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