Use of single-wall carbon nanohorns as counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1498-1508

  Cruz, Rui ^a   Brandão, Lúcia ^a   Mendes, Adélio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cathode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Platinum; Single wall carbon nanohorns

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSES (HEC); SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOHORN;

ANNEALING; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; NANOHORNS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; THICK FILMS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 84883558566     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.2959     Document Type: Article

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