Choi, Hee Jung Shin, Jeong Eun Lee, Gi-Won Park, Nam-Gyu Kim, Kyungkon Hong, Sung Chul 2024-01-20T20:00:20Z 2024-01-20T20:00:20Z 2021-09-02 2010-03 1567-1739 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/131699 A polymeric surface modifier for multi-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) was prepared through living radical polymerization technique and applied to CNT paste for the preparation of carbon based counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell Poly(maleic anhydride-co-p-acetoxystyrene)-block-poly(p-acetoxystyrene) was first prepared through nitroxide mediated polymerization (NMP) technique. followed by introduction of pyrene units to the polymer backbone through imidization reaction Hydrolysis reaction was then performed to convert p-acetoxystyrene repeating units to p-hydroxystyrene repeating units, affording poly(maleic acid-co-p-hydroxystyrene)-block-poly(p-hydroxystyrene) The block copolymer was applied to the modification of CNT and a paste was prepared employing the modified CNT A counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cell was fabricated using the CNT paste The effect of surface modification of CNT on the processibility and performance of the counter electrode and dye-sensitized solar cells were investigated (C) 2009 Elsevier B V All rights reserved English ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV Effect of surface modification of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the fabrication and performance of carbon nanotube based counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells Article 10.1016/j.cap.2009.11.062 1 CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS, v.10, pp.S165 - S167 CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS 10 S165 S167 scie scopus kci ART001488182 000276944500038 2-s2.0-77949566947 Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physics, Applied Materials Science Physics Article; Proceedings Paper Dye-sensitized solar cell Counter electrode Controlled/"living" radical polymerization Multi-walled carbon nanotube