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dye-sensitized solar cell electrolytes based on the ferricyanideferrocyanide redox couple. Adv
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electrode of dye sensitized solar cells. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93:143103
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Phys 42(7):2911–2918
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fabricated by pulsed electrodeposition—correlation of nanostructure, catalytic activity and optical
properties. Electrochim Acta 77:121–127
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solar cells with a titania thin-film electrode composed of a network structure of single-crystal-like
TiO 2 nanowires made by the oriented attachment mechanism. J Am Chem Soc 126:14943–14949
Ahmad S, Yum J-H, Xianxi Z, Gratzel M, Butt H-J, Nazeeruddin MK (2010) Gye-sensitized solar
cells based on poly (3,4,-ethylenedioxythiophene) counter electrode derived from ionic liquids.
J Mater Chem 20:1654–1658
Ameen S, Shaheer Akhtar M, Kim G-S, Kim YS (2009) Plasma-enhanced polymerized aniline/TiO 2
dye-sensitized solar cells. J Alloy Compd 487:382–386
Ameen S, Akhtar MS, Kim YS, Yang O-B, Shin H-S (2010) Sulfamic acid-doped polyaniline
nanofibres thin-film based counter electrode: application in dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Phys.
Chem. 114(10):4760–4764
Bach U, Lupo D, Comte P, Moser JE, Weissortel F, Salbeck J, Spreitzer H, Gratzel M (1998)
Solid-state dye-sensitized mesoporous TiO 2 solar cells with high photon-to-electron conversion
efficiencies. Nature 395(6702):583–585
Bai Y, Cao Y, Zhang J, Wang M, Li R, Wang P, Zakeeruddin SM, Gratzel M (2008) High-performance
dye-sensitized solar cells based on solvent-free electrolytes produced from eutectic melts. Nat
Mater 7:626–630
Bay L, West K, Winther-Jensen B, Jacobsen T (2006) Electrochemical reaction rates in a
dye-sensitised solar cell—the iodide/tri-iodide redox system. Solar Energy Mater Solar Cells
90(3):341–351
Boschloo G, Hagfeldt A (2009) Characteristics of the iodide/triiodide redox mediator in dyesensitized solar cells. Acc Chem Res 42(11):1819–1826
Braga A, Moreira S, Zampieri P, Bacchin J, Mei P (2008) New processes for the production of
solar-grade polycrystalline silicon: a review. Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 92(4):418–424
Bu C, Tai Q, Liu Y, Guo S, Zhao X (2013) A transparent and stable polypyrrole counter electrode
for dye-sensitized solar cell. J Power Sources 221:78–83
Cao F, Oskam G, Searson PC (1995) A solid state, dye sensitized photoelectrochemical cell. J Phys
Chem 99(47):17071–17073
Chen Z, Cotterell B, Wang W, Guenther E, Chua SJ (2001) A mechanical assessment of flexible
optoelectronic devices. Thin Solid Films 394(1):201–205
Chen D, Huang F, Cheng Y, Caruso RA (2009) Mesoporous anatase TiO 2 beads with high surface
areas and controllable pore sizes: a superior candidate for high-performance dye sensitized solar
cells. Adv Mater 21:2206–2210
Chiang C-H, Chen S-C, Wu C-G (2013) Preparation of highly concentrated and stable conducting
polymer solutions and their application in high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell. Org Electron
14(9):2369–2378
Chiba Y, Islam A, Watanabe Y, Komiya R, Koide N, Han LY (2006) Dye-sensitized solar cells with
conversion efficiency of 11.1%. Jpn J Appl Phys Part 2 45 (24–28):L638–L640
Cui X, Xie Z, Wang Y (2016) Novel CoS 2 embedded carbon nanocages by direct sulfurizing
metal-organic frameworks for dye-sensitized solar cells. Nanoscale 8(23):11984–11992
Daeneke T, Uemura Y, Duffy NW, Mozer AJ, Koumura N, Bach U, Spiccia L (2012) Aqueous
dye-sensitized solar cell electrolytes based on the ferricyanideferrocyanide redox couple. Adv
Mater
Fan B, Mai X, Sun K, Ouyang J (2008) Conducting polymer/carbon nanotube composite as counter
electrode of dye sensitized solar cells. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93:143103
Fonstad C, Rediker R (1971) Electrical properties of high-quality stannic oxide crystals. J Appl
Phys 42(7):2911–2918
Fu D, Huang P, Bach U (2012) Platinum coated counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells
fabricated by pulsed electrodeposition—correlation of nanostructure, catalytic activity and optical
properties. Electrochim Acta 77:121–127