Optimal-temperature-based highly efficient NiS counter electrode for quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn 2014, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 4281-4286

  Kim, Hee Je ^a   Yeo, Tae Bin ^a   Kim, Soo Kyoung ^a   Rao, S Srinivasa ^a   Savariraj, A Dennyson ^a   Prabakar, K ^a   Gopi, Chandu V V M ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Counter electrodes; Electrocatalytic activity; Nickel sulfide; Quantum dots; Solar cells; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; MASS TRANSFER; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; OXIDE FILMS; POLARIZATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TIN OXIDES;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; NICKEL SULPHIDE; OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE; PLATINUM COUNTER ELECTRODES; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOTS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM-DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 85028151387     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: 10990682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201402026     Document Type: Article

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