Polypyrrole-cobalt-carbon nanocomposites as efficient counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1559-1563

  Wang, Lijiang ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a   Cheng, Fangyi ^a   Chen, Jun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dye sensitized solar cell; energy conversion; nanomaterial; polypyrrole cobalt carbon composite; Pt free counter electrode

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; COBALT; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLATINUM; POLYPYRROLES;

CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON NANOCOMPOSITE; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COUNTER ELECTRODE MATERIALS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; NANOCOMPOSITE ELECTRODES; NANOMATERIAL; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84920709730     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5121-z     Document Type: Article

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