Concentration effect of multiwalled carbon nanotube and poly(3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polymerized with poly(4-styrenesulfonate) conjugated film on the catalytic activity for counter electrode in dye sensitized solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 692-700

  Yun, Dong Jin ^a   Ra, Hyemin ^b   Rhee, Shi Woo ^b  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene) Polymerized with poly(4 styrenesulfonate); Surface area

Indexed keywords

3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; CELL EFFICIENCY; CONCENTRATION EFFECTS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; INTERFACE RESISTANCE; OXIDATION PROCESS; PEDOT:PSS; POLY(4-STYRENESULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; SURFACE AREA; ULTRA-SONICATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOADING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBON; CATALYSIS; COATING; COMPOSITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DYE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYTE; FILM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; SOLAR POWER; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 84865635333     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.06.056     Document Type: Article

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