Electroplating cuprous sulfide counter electrode for high-efficiency long-term stability quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5683-5690

  Zhao, Ke ^a   Yu, Haijing ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Zhong, Xinhua ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDSE QUANTUM DOTS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; LONG TERM STABILITY; METHANOL SOLUTION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

BRASS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROLYTES; GLASS; POLYSULFIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

COPPER;

EID: 84897835840     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4118369     Document Type: Article

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