Silver-copper nanoalloys-an efficient sensitizer for metal-cluster-sensitized solar cells delivering stable current and high open circuit voltage

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 294, Issue , 2015, Pages 609-619

  Shahzad, Naveed ^a   Chen, Fuyi ^a   He, Lirong ^a   Li, Weiyin ^a   Wang, Hongkai ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ag Cu nanoalloys; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS); Metal cluster sensitized solar cell; Mott Schottky (M S) analysis; Photo electrochemical behavior; Spray coating technique

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; SILVER ALLOYS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; MOTT-SCHOTTKY; NANO-ALLOYS; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SPRAY COATING TECHNIQUES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84962741420     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.06.124     Document Type: Article

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