Optically transparent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells based on cobalt sulfide nanosheet arrays

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-70

  Tai, Sheng Yen ^a   Chang, Chia Feng ^a   Liu, Wei Chen ^a   Liao, Jen Hung ^a   Lin, Jeng Yu ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cos nanosheet; Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Transparent

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CORROSION INHIBITORS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSHEETS; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TIN OXIDES; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; TAFEL POLARIZATION; TRANSPARENT; TRANSPARENT COUNTER ELECTRODES; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84879824312     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.05.149     Document Type: Article

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