Electroless platinum counter electrodes with Pt-activated self-assembled monolayer on transparent conducting oxide

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 206, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 4672-4678

  Lin, Jeng Yu ^a   Lin, Yi Ting ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electroless deposition; Self assembled monolayer

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; BATH COMPOSITIONS; CELL EFFICIENCY; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COATED SUBSTRATES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DEPOSITION BATH; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROLESS; PH VALUE; PLATINUM COUNTER ELECTRODES; PT FILMS; PT LOADING; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLESS PLATING; LOADING; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDE FILMS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84862490713     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2012.05.044     Document Type: Article

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