Dye-sensitized solar cells using nanomaterial/PEDOT-PSS composite counter electrodes: Effect of the electronic and structural properties of nanomaterials

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 293, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-31

  Song, Dandan ^a   Li, Meicheng ^a   Wang, Tianyue ^a   Fu, Pengfei ^a   Li, Yingfeng ^a   Jiang, Bing ^a   Jiang, Yongjian ^a   Zhao, Xing ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cells; Nanomaterial; PEDOT PSS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906095737     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.07.014     Document Type: Article

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