Effective synthesis of well-graphitized carbon nanotubes on bimetallic sba-15 template for use as counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 384-393

  Balamurugan, Jayaraman ^a   Pandurangan, Arumugam ^a   Thangamuthu, Rangasamy ^b   Senthilkumar, Sakkarapalayam Murugesan ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; CATALYTIC TEMPLATES; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFECTIVE SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; MOLECULAR RATIOS; SANTA BARBARA; SURFACE CONDUCTIVITY;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHITIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84872169182     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3021973     Document Type: Article

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