A Soft‐Template‐Conversion Route to Fabricate Nanopatterned Hybrid Pt/Carbon for Potential Use in Counter Electrodes of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells. Issue 18 (8th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jang, Yu Jin; Jang, Yoon Hee; Quan, Li Na; Kim, Ho‐Cheol; Pyo, Seungmoon; Kim, Dong Ha
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular rapid communications. Volume 34:Issue 18(2013:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1487
• Page End: 1492
• Publication Date: 2013-08-08
• Subjects: Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201300333
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1336

Abstract

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