Robust polyaniline-graphene complex counter electrodes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 8230-8236

  He, Benlin ^a   Tang, Qunwei ^a   Wang, Min ^a   Chen, Haiyan ^a   Yuan, Shuangshuang ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

charge transfer; counter electrode; dye sensitized solar cells; polyaniline graphene complex

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; ELECTRODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYANILINE; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST; POLYANILINE-GRAPHENE COMPLEX; POLYANILINES (PANI); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84902470230     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am500981w     Document Type: Article

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