Dependence of TiO2 nanoparticle preparation methods and annealing temperature on the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 106, Issue 39, 2002, Pages 10004-10010

  Nakade, S ^a   Matsuda, M ^b   Kambe, S ^b   Saito, Y ^b   Kitamura, T ^b   Sakata, T ^b   Wada, Y ^b   Mori, H ^b   Yanagida, S ^b  

^a Nokia Japan   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; METALLIC FILMS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; TIN COMPOUNDS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS (DSC);

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0037015728     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp020051d     Document Type: Article

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