Quantum dot sensitized solar cells based on an optimized combination of ZnS, CdS and CdSe with CoS and CuS counter electrodes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-252

  Balis, Nikolaos ^a   Dracopoulos, Vassilios ^b   Bourikas, Kyriakos ^c   Lianos, Panagiotis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^c HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

CoS; CuS; Metal sulfide counter electrodes; Quantum dot sensitized solar cells; TiO2

Indexed keywords

COS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; CUS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; TIO;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84872537674     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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