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Highly interconnected ordered mesoporous carbon–carbon nanotube nanocomposites: Pt-free, highly efficient, and durable counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Yimhyun Jo, Jae Yeong Cheon, Jeonghun Yu, Hu Young Jeong, Chi-Hwan Han, Yongseok Jun, Sang Hoon Joo

Chemical Communications · 2012 · 120 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

We report the preparation of highly interconnected ordered mesoporous carbon-carbon nanotube nanocomposites which show Pt-like dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) efficiency and remarkable long-term durability as DSSC counter electrodes.

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