Electrocatalytic activity of chemically deposited CuxS thin film for counter electrode in quantum dots-sensitized solar cells

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 562-568

  Lim, Iseul ^a   Lee, Deok Yoon ^a   Patil, Supriya A ^a   Shrestha, Nabeen K ^a   Kang, Soon Hyung ^b   Nah, Yoon Chae ^c   Lee, Wonjoo ^d   Han, Sung Hwan ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University of Technology and Education   (South Korea)

^d Daeduk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chemical synthesis; Electrochemical techniques; Nanostructures; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYELECTROLYTES; REDOX REACTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOTS-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 85028218167     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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