Rapid atmospheric pressure plasma jet processed reduced graphene oxide counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 15105-15112

  Liu, Hsiao Wei ^a   Liang, Sheng Ping ^a   Wu, Ting Jui ^a   Chang, Haoming ^b   Kao, Peng Kai ^a   Hsu, Cheng Che ^a   Chen, Jian Zhang ^b   Chou, Pi Tai ^a   Cheng, I Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atmospheric pressure plasma jet; carbon; counter electrode; dye sensitized solar cells; graphene; graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALCINATION; CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTRODES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; PLASMA JETS; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREEN PRINTING; SUBSTRATES; TIN OXIDES;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA JETS; CONVENTIONAL FURNACE; COUNTER ELECTRODE MATERIALS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84907816791     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am503217f     Document Type: Article

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