The role of various carbon nanomaterials for dye-sensitized solar cells applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2016, Pages 81-88

  Bu, Ian Y Y ^a   Hu, Ting Hao ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Counter electrode; Dye sensitized solar cells; Graphene; Graphite

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON ALLOTROPES; CARBON COUNTER ELECTRODES; CARBON NANO-MATERIALS; CARBON-BASED; CONDUCTION PATHS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; HIGH SURFACE AREA; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

BLACK CARBON; DYE; ELECTRODE; GRAPHITE; IODIDE; NANOPARTICLE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR POWER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84958818501     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.02.001     Document Type: Article

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