Flexible carbon nanotube/polypropylene composite plate decorated with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) as efficient counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 282, Issue , 2015, Pages 348-357

  Lin, Jeng Yu ^a   Wang, Wei Yen ^a   Chou, Shu Wei ^a  

^a TATUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Composite plate; Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cell; Poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene); Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; PLASMA ETCHING; PLATINUM; POLYPROPYLENES; REDUCTION; SOLAR CELLS; YARN;

COMPOSITE PLATES; CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; OXYGEN PLASMA ETCHING; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; THERMAL COMPRESSIONS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84923082060     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.01.142     Document Type: Article

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