A novel hierarchical Pt- and FTO-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-5

  Zhao, Xing ^a   Li, Meicheng ^a   Song, Dandan ^a   Cui, Peng ^a   Zhang, Zhirong ^a   Zhao, Yan ^b   Shen, Chao ^b   Zhang, Zhaohuang ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongqing Materials Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Composite film; Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cells; PEDOT; PSS

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTRODES; GLASS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPIN GLASS; SUBSTRATES; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; FABRICATED DEVICE; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; MODIFIED PEDOT:PSS; PEDOT; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); TAFEL POLARIZATION CURVES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84903946248     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-202     Document Type: Article

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