@article { ISI:000330799900054,
	title = {Nickel cobalt sulfide nanoneedle array as an effective alternative to pt as a counter electrode in dye sensitized solar cells},
	journal = {RSC Advances},
	volume = {4},
	number = {16},
	year = {2014},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {8289-8294},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Self supported nickel cobalt sulfide (NCS) nanoneedles are directly formed on FTO glass substrates by sulphurization of nickel cobalt oxide nanoneedles (grown by a hydrothermal method) in the presence of a hydrogen sulfide and argon gas mixture. These NCS nanoneedles when used as a counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) show efficient catalytic activity towards the I-/I-3(-) redox couple, and lead to an impressive efficiency of 6.9\%, compared with 7.7\% obtained with a Pt electrode in similarly constructed devices.</p>},
	issn = {2046-2069},
	doi = {10.1039/c3ra45981k},
	author = {Banerjee, Abhik and Upadhyay, Kush Kumar and Bhatnagar, Sumit and Tathavadekar, Mukta and Bansode, Umesh P. and Agarkar, Shruti A. and Ogale, Satishchandra B.}
}
