Carbon microspheres via microwave-assisted synthesis as counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 445, Issue , 2015, Pages 326-329

  Sun, Hengchao ^a   Chen, Taiqiang ^a   Liu, Yong ^a   Hou, Xian ^a   Zhang, Li ^b   Zhu, Guang ^b   Sun, Zhuo ^a   Pan, Likun ^a  

^a East China Normal University   (China)

^b SUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon microspheres; Counter electrodes; Dye sensitized solar cells; Microwave assisted synthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; DYES; ELECTRODES; MICROSPHERES; MICROWAVES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CARBON MICROSPHERES; CELL-BASED; COUNTER ELECTRODES; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION;

SOLAR CELLS;

CARBON; DYE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; MICROSPHERE; SOLVENT; SUCROSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRODE; ILLUMINATION; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84922218741     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.01.016     Document Type: Article

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