Cobalt sulfide thin film as an efficient counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 174-179

  Srinivasa Rao, S ^a   Gopi, Chandu V V M ^a   Kim, Soo Kyoung ^a   Son, Min Kyu ^a   Jeong, Myeong Soo ^a   Savariraj, A Dennyson ^a   Prabakar, K ^a   Kim, Hee Je ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Charge transfer resistance; Cobalt sulfide; Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Nano rose petal like structure

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; UREA;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SULFIDE THIN FILMS; TAFEL POLARIZATION;

COBALT;

EID: 84899760583     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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