Axle-sleeve structured MWCNTs/polyaniline composite film as cost-effective counter-electrodes for high efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 285-293

  Niu, Haihong ^a,b   Qin, Shengxian ^a   Mao, Xiaoli ^a   Zhang, Shouwei ^a   Wang, Renbao ^a   Wan, Lei ^a   Xu, Jinzhang ^a,b   Miao, Shiding ^a  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Axle sleeve structured composite; Carbon nanotubes; Cost effective; Dye sensitized solar cells; Polyaniline

Indexed keywords

COST-EFFECTIVE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPIES (EDS); POLYANILINES (PANI);

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AXLES; CARBON NANOTUBES; COATINGS; COMPOSITE FILMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FILM PREPARATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRONS; POLYANILINE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84893101164     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.12.059     Document Type: Article

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