Quantum-dot sensitized solar cells employing hierarchical Cu2S microspheres wrapped by reduced graphene oxide nanosheets as effective counter electrodes

Advanced Energy Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Ye, Meidan ^a   Chen, Chang ^a   Zhang, Nan ^a   Wen, Xiaoru ^a   Guo, Wenxi ^a   Lin, Changjian ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

composite materials; counter electrodes; quantum dot sensitized solar cells; reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GRAPHENE; MICROSPHERES; NANOSHEETS; PLATINUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO);

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84903515482     PISSN: 16146832     EISSN: 16146840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201301564     Document Type: Article

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