Low resistance transparent graphene-like carbon thin film substrates for high performance dye sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 559-565

  Song, Minwu ^a   Seo, Hyung Kee ^a   Ameen, Sadia ^a   Akhtar, M Shaheer ^a   Shin, Hyung Shik ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conducting substrate; Dye sensitized solar cells; Graphene like carbon; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING SUBSTRATES; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FILAMENT TEMPERATURE; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; GRAPHENE LIKES; HOT-FILAMENT CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; THIN FILM SUBSTRATE;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DEPOSITION; FABRICATION; FILM THICKNESS; GRAPHENE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSPARENCY;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84888256510     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.216     Document Type: Article

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