Chemical Communications · 2010 · 183 citations · 23 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceElectrochemistryElectronic MaterialsEnergy MaterialsCathode MaterialsConducting PolymersConductive PolymersElectrochemical CellsElectrode MaterialsSolar CellsConducting Polymer ElectrodesConductive Polymer ElectrodesDye-sensitized Solar CellsPoly(3, 4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)Polymer ElectrodesPolythiopheneSolar Cell FabricationSynthesis Of Conducting Polymers
Electrodeposition of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) onto conducting plastic allows the cheap and facile synthesis of plastic cathodes for dye-sensitised solar cells, having excellent solar cell efficiency (8%), at a fraction of the cost of platinised plastic.
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