Nanostructured TiO2 films for DSSCS prepared by combining doctor-blade and sol-gel techniques

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 243-248

  Kontos, Athanassios I ^a   Kontos, Athanassios G ^a,b   Tsoukleris, Dimitrios S ^a   Bernard, Marie Claude ^c   Spyrellis, Nicolaos ^b   Falaras, Polycarpos ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Université Pierre et Marie Curie   (France)

Author keywords

Doctor blade; Dye sensitized solar cells; Sol gel; TiO2 nanocrystalline thin films

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; HYDROLYSIS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERIZATION; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS;

DOCTOR BLADE; GLASS SUBSTRATES; TITANIA POWDER;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 36749016176     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.05.051     Document Type: Article

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