Water-soluble microwave-exfoliated graphene nanosheet/platinum nanoparticle composite and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 186-192

  Zhai, Peng ^a   Chang, Ya Huei ^a   Huang, Yu Ting ^a   Wei, Tzu Chien ^c   Su, Haijun ^a,b   Feng, Shien Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite; Dye sensitized solar cells; Flexible counter electrode; Microwave exfoliated graphene; Water soluble

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEIONIZED WATER; GRAPHENE; HEAT STORAGE; MICROWAVES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLATINUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GRAPHENE NANOSHEETS; ITS APPLICATIONS; SYNTHESIS METHOD; ULTRA-SONICATION; WATER-SOLUBLE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84898825636     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.145     Document Type: Article

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