Preparation of a working electrode with a conducting PEDOT:PSS film and its applications in a dye-sensitized solar cell

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 336-343

  Chou, Chuen Shii ^a   Chou, Chuen Shyong ^b   Kuo, Yi Ting ^a   Wang, Chun Po ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b LCY Chemical Corp   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; PEDOT:PSS; Power conversion efficiency; Working electrode

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FILL FACTOR; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; GLASS SUBSTRATES; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; PEDOT:PSS; PER UNIT; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; SPIN-COATING METHOD; WORKING ELECTRODE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FILM PREPARATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 84870488927     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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