Electrochemical milling process to synthesize amorphous CoS as efficient electrocatalyst for the counter electrode of an efficient dye-sensitized solar cell

Solar Energy

Volumn 135, Issue , 2016, Pages 398-407

  Hasin, Panitat ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amorphous CoS; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrochemical milling process; Tri iodide reduction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; MILLING (MACHINING); REDUCTION; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; APPLIED CURRENT; COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; MILLING PROCESS; REDUCTION ACTIVITY; SULFURIZATION REACTIONS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; CATALYST; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; FUEL CELL; IODIDE; MILLING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84973861161     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.06.024     Document Type: Article

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