An efficient dye-sensitized solar cell using surfactant-modified mesoporous carbon film as a counter electrode

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 254-260

  Xu, Shun Jian ^a   Luo, Yu Feng ^a,b   Zhong, Wei ^a   Xiao, Zong Hu ^a  

^a Xinyu University   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cells; Low temperature; Mesoporous carbon; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON FILMS; CARBONIZATION; CATALYSTS; ELECTRODES; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE;

CARBONISATION; COATING METHODS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; MESOPOROUS CARBON; PASTE COATINGS; PHENOL RESIN; PORE-FORMING AGENTS; ]+ CATALYST;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84886292127     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(13)60079-7     Document Type: Article

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