Influence of TiCl4 treatment on performance of dye-sensitized solar cell assembled with nano-TiO2 coating deposited by vacuum cold spraying

Rare Metals

Volumn 25, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Fan, Shengqiang ^a   Li, Changjiu ^a   Yang, Guanjun ^a   Zhang, Lingzi ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Nano crystalline TiO2 coating; Titanium tetrachloride treatment; Vacuum cold spraying

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; DYES; ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SPRAYING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDE TREATMENT; VACUUM COLD SPRAYING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33846815492     PISSN: 10010521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0521(07)60066-7     Document Type: Article

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