In-situ formation of dispersed ZnO nanoparticles in mesoporous carbon counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 574-581

  Xu, Shunjian ^a   Luo, Yufeng ^a,b   Xiao, Zonghu ^a   Zhong, Wei ^a   Luo, Yongping ^a  

^a XinYu University   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cells; In situ formation; Mesoporous carbon; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BINDERS; CARBON; CARBON FILMS; EFFICIENCY; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; REDUCTION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLS; ZINC OXIDE;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE; CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; IN-SITU FORMATIONS; MESOPOROUS CARBON;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84887395028     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.084     Document Type: Article

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