Synthesis of novel Cu2S nanohusks as high performance counter electrode for CdS/CdSe sensitized solar cell

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 315, Issue , 2016, Pages 277-283

  Kamaja, Chaitanya Krishna ^a,b   Devarapalli, Rami Reddy ^a,b   Dave, Yasha ^a   Debgupta, Joyashish ^a   Shelke, Manjusha V ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Cu2S electrodeposition; Cu2S nanohusks; Quantum dot sensitized solar cell

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYSULFIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; COUNTER ELECTRODE MATERIALS; COUNTER ELECTRODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PLATINUM COUNTER ELECTRODES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84977660276     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.03.027     Document Type: Article

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