Fabrication of platinum nanoparticle counter electrode for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells by controlled thermal reduction time

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 4973-4978

  Hoa, Nguyen Thi Quynh ^a   Dao, Van Duong ^b   Choi, Ho Suk ^b  

^a VINH UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION METHODS;

PLATINUM;

EID: 84900521707     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-014-8199-y     Document Type: Article

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