Synthesis and characterization of specific electrode materials for solar cells and supercapacitors

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Stevic Z ^a,b   Radovanovic I ^b   Rajcic Vujasinovic M ^a   Bugarinovic S ^c   Grekulovic V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Innovation Center of the School of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade   (Serbia)

^c MINING AND METALLURGY INSTITUTE BOR   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; SIMULTANEOUS DEPOSITION; SOLID STATE SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

ANODIC OXIDATION; CAPACITORS; COPPER; COPPER OXIDES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROLYTES; FLOTATION; SOLAR CELLS; SULFIDE MINERALS; THIN FILMS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84884201474     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4817716     Document Type: Article

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