Graphite powder film-supported Cu2S counter electrodes for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Volumn 3, Issue 46, 2015, Pages 12140-12148

  Zeng, Jing Hui ^a   Chen, Dan ^a   Wang, Ye Feng ^a   Jin, Bin Bin ^a,b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; FILM PREPARATION; GRAPHITE; NANOCRYSTALS; PLATINUM; POWDER METALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; CHARGE TRANSPORTATION; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DEPOSITION CYCLES; EXTERNAL CIRCUITS; METAL CHALCOGENIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

COPPER;

EID: 84947739980     PISSN: 20507534     EISSN: 20507526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5tc02101d     Document Type: Article

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