Composite counter electrode based on nanoparticulate PbS and carbon black: Towards quantum dot-sensitized solar cells with both high efficiency and stability

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6162-6168

  Yang, Yueyong ^a   Zhu, Lifeng ^a   Sun, Huicheng ^a   Huang, Xiaoming ^a   Luo, Yanhong ^a   Li, Dongmei ^a   Meng, Qingbo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

carbon black; counter electrode; lead sulfide; nanoparticle; quantum dot sensitized solar cell; solvothermal

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC SITES; CDS; CHAIN-TYPE; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; EXTERNAL CIRCUITS; FAST ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LEAD SULFIDE; LOW COSTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANO PARTICULATES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PROCESSABLE; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SOLVOTHERMAL; WET CHEMISTRY;

CARBON BLACK; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NANOPARTICLES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SOLAR CELLS;

LEAD; LEAD SELENIDE; QUANTUM DOT; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOOT;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LEAD; QUANTUM DOTS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOOT;

EID: 84870569622     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am301787q     Document Type: Article

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