• Influences of Binder Resins for Formation of Ti3C2Tx MXene Catalyst Layer on Power Conversion Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

  • Dongho Park# , Ju Hee Gu# , Baekseo Choi, Kyung-Hye Jung, and Yoon Soo Han†

  • Department of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea

  • Ti3C2Tx 촉매층 형성용 바인더 수지가 염료감응형 태양전지의 효율특성에 미치는 효과

  • 박동호# · 구주희# ·최백서 · 정경혜 · 한윤수†

  • 대구가톨릭대학교 신소재화학공학과

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(1): 113-120

    Published online Jan 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.1.113
  • Received on Aug 12, 2024
  • Revised on Oct 18, 2024
  • Accepted on Oct 18, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Yoon Soo Han

  • Department of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Korea

  • E-mail: yshancu@cu.ac.kr