High efficient Pt counter electrode prepared by homogeneous deposition method for dye-sensitized solar cell

Applied Energy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-137

  Song, Min Young ^a   Chaudhari, Kiran N ^a   Park, Jinsol ^a   Yang, Dae Soo ^a   Kim, Jung Ho ^a   Kim, Min Sik ^a   Lim, Kimin ^a   Ko, Jeajung ^a   Yu, Jong Sung ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Homogeneous deposition; Platinum; Urea

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; AGGLOMERATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DISPERSIONS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POWER QUALITY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATES; UREA;

CONDUCTING SUBSTRATES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DIRECT DEPOSITION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HOMOGENEOUS DEPOSITION; ONE-SUN ILLUMINATION; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PLATINUM COUNTER ELECTRODES; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; PT PARTICLE; SYNTHESIS METHOD; THERMAL REDUCTION; UNIFORM DISPERSIONS;

PLATINUM;

DYE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; GLASS; HOMOGENEITY; HYDROLYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PLATINUM; REDUCTION; SOLAR POWER; SUBSTRATE; UREA;

EID: 84867726187     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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