Investigation of low thermal reduction of graphene oxide for dye-sensitized solar cell counter electrode

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 481, Issue , 2015, Pages 222-228

  Ho, Ching Yuan ^a   Liang, Chun Chi ^a   Wang, Hong Wen ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chemical reduction; Dye sensitized solar cell; Electrochemical impedance spectra; Graphene oxide; Thermal reduction

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPOSITE FILMS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODES; INTERCALATION; REDUCTION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SURFACE DEFECTS; TITANIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; GRAPHENE OXIDES; PHASE CRYSTALLIZATION; RAMAN AND INFRARED SPECTRA; REDUCTION TEMPERATURES; THERMAL REDUCTION;

GRAPHENE;

DYE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY CONVERSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REDUCTION; SOLAR CELL COUNTER ELECTRODE; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84929572244     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.04.045     Document Type: Article

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