Novel single pot synthesis of metal (Pb, Cu, Co) sulfide nanomaterials -Towards a quest for paintable electrode materials that supersedes Pt electrode

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 365-373

  Mani, A Daya ^a   Deepa, Melepurath ^a   Ghosal, P ^b   Subrahmanyam, Ch ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

^b DEFENCE METALLURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

cobalt sulfide; combustion synthesis; copper sulfide; lead sulfide

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; COPPER; ELECTRODES; LEAD; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLATINUM; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COPPER SULFIDES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; LEAD SULFIDE; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; STOICHIOMETRIC SYNTHESIS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84905385694     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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