One-step electrochemical deposition of hierarchical CuS nanostructures on conductive substrates as robust, high-performance counter electrodes for quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 34, 2014, Pages 19589-19598

  Wang, Feifan ^a,b   Dong, Hui ^a   Pan, Jinlong ^a   Li, Jingjian ^a   Li, Qi ^a   Xu, Dongsheng ^a,b  

^a Peking University   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURES; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; SULFIDE MINERALS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; NANOCRYSTALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PLATINUM COUNTER ELECTRODES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM-DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 84906856655     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp505737u     Document Type: Article

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