Multiwall carbon nanotube coated with conducting polyaniline nanocomposites for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Karim, Mohammad Rezaul ^a   Islam, Ashraful ^b   Akhtaruzzaman, M D ^c   Han, Liyuan ^b   Al Ahmari, Abdurahman ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84871382762     PISSN: 20909063     EISSN: 20909071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/962387     Document Type: Article

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