An optically transparent cathode for dye sensitized solar cells based on cationically functionalized and metal decorated graphene

Nano Energy

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 757-763

  Kaniyoor, Adarsh ^a   Ramaprabhu, Sundara ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Cathode; Graphene; Polyelectrolyte; Pt nanoparticles; Solar cells; Transparent

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC POLYELECTROLYTE; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; FUNCTIONALIZED; GRAPHENE SHEETS; GRAPHITE OXIDE; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; MINIMUM DAMAGE; NANO-STRUCTURED; POSITIVE CHARGES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PT NANOPARTICLES; REDUCTION METHOD; TRANSPARENT; TRANSPARENT CATHODE; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS;

CATHODES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN; NANOPARTICLES; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; SOLAR CELLS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84867100744     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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