Rapid charge-transfer in polypyrrole-single wall carbon nanotube complex counter electrodes: Improved photovoltaic performances of dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 256, Issue , 2014, Pages 170-177

  He, Benlin ^a   Tang, Qunwei ^a   Luo, Jinghuan ^a   Li, Qinghua ^b   Chen, Xiaoxu ^a   Cai, Hongyuan ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NANCHANG HANGKONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Polypyrrole single wall carbon nanotube complex; Reflux technique

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; POLYPYRROLE-SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE COMPLEX; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REFLUX TECHNIQUE; COMPLEX; ELECTROCATALYTIC BEHAVIOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYPYRROLES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); CARBON; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); SOLAR POWER GENERATION; YARN;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84893535883     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.01.072     Document Type: Article

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