Pulse-reversal electropolymerization of polypyrrole on functionalized carbon nanotubes as composite counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 721-727

  Wang, Wei Yan ^a   Ting, Pan Ning ^a   Luo, Shu Hui ^a   Lin, Jeng Yu ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cells; Polypyrrol; Pulse reversal electropolymerization

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEPOSITION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYPYRROLES; SUBSTRATES;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; MODIFIED TWO-STEP METHOD; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; POLYPYRROL;

SOLAR CELLS; CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84903837315     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.028     Document Type: Article

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