Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of vacuum thermal evaporated CuxS counter electrode for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-53

  Wang, Shimao ^a,b   Dong, Weiwei ^a,b   Fang, Xiaodong ^a,b   Zhou, Shu ^a   Shao, Jingzhen ^a,b   Deng, Zanhong ^a,b   Tao, Ruhua ^a,b   Zhang, Qingli ^a   Hu, Linhua ^b   Zhu, Jun ^b  

^a ANHUI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Copper sulfide; Counter electrode; Electrocatalytic activity; Quantum dot sensitized solar cell; Vacuum thermal evaporation

Indexed keywords

BRASS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYSULFIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMAL EVAPORATION; TIN OXIDES; VACUUM EVAPORATION;

COPPER SULFIDES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; VACUUM THERMAL EVAPORATION;

COPPER;

EID: 84919677724     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.12.089     Document Type: Article

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