Platinum nanoparticles deposited on substrates by solventless chemical reduction of a platinum precursor with ethylene glycol vapor and its application as highly effective electrocatalyst in dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-24

  Cho, Swee Jen ^a   Neo, Chin Yong ^a   Mei, Xiaoguang ^a   Ouyang, Jianyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Deposition; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electrocatalysis; Pt nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REDUCTION; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL VAPORS; NANO-STRUCTURED; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PT LOADING; PT NANOPARTICLES; SCALABLE METHODS; SOLVENTLESS; TRIIODIDE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PRECIOUS METALS; SCALABILITY; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; VAPORS;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84870443834     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.08.102     Document Type: Article

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