Research Article

Influence of Acid Modification Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Counter Electrodes on the Glass and Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance

Table 1

Summary of the peak positions and the O/C area ratio of U-CNTs and M-CNTs from XPS measurement.

SampleRelative amount of elements (%)Binding energy (eV)
OCO/CPeak 1
C–C
Peak 2
–C–OH
Peak 3
C–O–C
Peak 4
–C=O

Unmodified-CNTs
(U-CNTs)
57430.75284.1286288

Modified-CNTs
(M-CNTs)
53470.89284.2285.5287.6289.3