A comparison of microwave and conventional heat treatments of nanocrystalline TiO2

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-16

  Hart, Judy N ^a   Menzies, David ^a   Cheng, Yi Bing ^a   Simon, George P ^a   Spiccia, Leone ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Microwave processing; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROWAVE HEATING; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM OXIDES;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; INTERPARTICLE CONNECTIONS; MICROWAVE PROCESSING;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33750036095     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.06.059     Document Type: Article

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