Functionalized graphene/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): Polystyrenesulfonate as counter electrode catalyst for dye-sensitized solar cells

Energy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 315-321

  Yue, Gentian ^a,b   Wu, Jihuai ^a,b   Xiao, Yaoming ^a,b   Lin, Jianming ^a,b   Huang, Miaoliang ^a,b   Lan, Zhang ^a,b   Fan, Leqing ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electrochemical polymerization; Graphene; Poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrenesulfonate

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPOSITE FILMS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; GRAPHENE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; TIN OXIDES;

3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE;

SOLAR CELLS;

CARBON; CATALYST; COMPOSITE; DYE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FILM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; POWER GENERATION; REDUCTION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84876998048     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.01.037     Document Type: Article

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