Improving the photovoltaic performance of cadmium sulfide quantum dots-sensitized solar cell by graphene/titania photoanode

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-116

  Zhao, Junchang ^a   Wu, Jihuai ^a   Yu, Fuda ^a   Zhang, Xiaoping ^a   Lan, Zhang ^a   Lin, Jianming ^a  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Hydrothermal reaction; Quantum dots; Sensitized solar cell; Titania

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT RATE; ELECTRON-TRANSFER RESISTANCE; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; QUANTUM DOTS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SIMULATED SOLAR LIGHT; TITANIA;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; ENERGY CONVERSION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84874934531     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.02.067     Document Type: Article

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