Effect of crystallization of Cu2ZnSnSxSe4-x counter electrode on the performance for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 20664-20669

  Chen, Hongli ^a   Kou, Dongxing ^a   Chang, Zhixian ^a   Zhou, Wenhui ^a   Zhou, Zhengji ^a   Wu, Sixin ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

counter electrode; crystallization; Cu2ZnSnSxSe4 x; dye sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TRANSPORT; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POROSITY; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TIN COMPOUNDS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CHARGE TRANSPORT PROCESS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; CU2ZNSNSXSE4- X; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROCESS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84917740892     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am503963b     Document Type: Article

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