Gram-scale synthesis of catalytic Co9S8 nanocrystal ink as a cathode material for spray-deposited, large-area dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 9443-9451

  Chang, Shu Hao ^a   Lu, Ming De ^b   Tung, Yung Liang ^b   Tuan, Hsing Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cobalt sulfide; cost effective; counter electrode; dye sensitized solar cell; large area; nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

COST-EFFECTIVE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GRAM-SCALE SYNTHESIS; HIGH OUTPUT VOLTAGE; LARGE AREA;

CATHODES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; NANOCRYSTALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

COBALT;

EID: 84887003337     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn404272j     Document Type: Article

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