Hierarchical SnO2@SnS2 Counter Electrodes for Remarkable High-efficiency Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 186, Issue , 2015, Pages 125-132

  Cui, Xiaodan ^a   Xu, Wangwang ^a   Xie, Zhiqiang ^a   Wang, Ying ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counter Electrode; Dye sensitized Solar Cell; Hierarchical Structure; SnO2; SnS2

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS;

CORE SHELL NANO STRUCTURES; COUNTER ELECTRODES; HIERARCHICAL NANOSTRUCTURES; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; SNO2; SURFACE SULFURIZATION;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84946729555     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.10.148     Document Type: Article

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