Nitrogen-doped graphene as low-cost counter electrode for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 269-275

  Wang, Guiqiang ^a   Xing, Wei ^a   Zhuo, Shuping ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrocatalytic activity; Nitrogen doped graphene; Structure defects

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; NITROGEN-DOPED GRAPHENE; STRUCTURE DEFECTS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; LOADING; NITROGEN; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84873451660     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.034     Document Type: Article

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