Platinum counter electrodes in DSSC are generally prepared by thermal reduction method. Poor control over Pt particle size, agglomeration and bad adhesion to the transparent conducting substrate, are some of the shortcomings affecting overall efficiency of the cell. In order to achieve better...

Today, despite the needs of more credible valuation models in defense research and development (R&D), defense decision makers mainly focus on previous cost and NPV-based approaches to evaluate them. Defense R&D projects should be considered as a sequential compound real option due to its...

Korea government initiated the Government's Defense Industrial Policy, "Defense Industry as a New Growth Engine for the Creative Economy", followed by establishing the defense industrial policy objectives and making efforts to reach them. Accordingly, the defense export dragged attention from...