Improved performance of dye solar cells using nanocarbon as support for platinum nanoparticles in counter electrode

Nano Energy

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages 116-121

  Poudel, Prashant ^a   Thapa, Amit ^a   Elbohy, Hytham ^a   Qiao, Qiquan ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanoparticles; Counter electrodes; Dye sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS;

CARBON NANO-PARTICLES; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PLATINUM COUNTER ELECTRODES; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84896519311     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2014.02.003     Document Type: Article

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