Self-assembled CoS2 nanocrystal film as an efficient counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 43, 2014, Pages 24877-24883

  Jin, Jiarui ^a,b   Zhang, Xuehua ^a   He, Tao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLATINUM; REDOX REACTIONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; FACILE SYNTHESIS; FLEXIBLE DEVICE; NANOCRYSTAL FILMS; POST ANNEALING TREATMENT; SELF-ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE; TWO-STEP APPROACH;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84949115707     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp508814y     Document Type: Article

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