High-efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with all-inorganic Cu2ZnSnSe4 counter-electrode by ligand exchange

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-32

  Wang, Xia ^a   Zhou, Wen Hui ^a   Zhou, Zheng Ji ^a   Hou, Ze Liang ^a   Guo, Jie ^a   Wu, Si Xin ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; CZTSe NCs; Dye sensitized solar cells; Ligand exchange

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; LIGANDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS;

CHALCOGENIDE COMPOUND; COUNTER ELECTRODES; CZTSE NCS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HALL EFFECT MEASUREMENT; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ANNEALING; LIGAND EXCHANGES; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84877855259     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.04.090     Document Type: Article

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