Application of TiO2 nano-particles on the electrode of dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 472-476

  Meen, T H ^a   Water, W ^a   Chen, W R ^a   Chao, S M ^b   Ji, L W ^a   Huang, C J ^c  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructures; A. Optical materials; B. Sol gel growth

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COLLOIDS; CONTACT ANGLE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEIONIZED WATER; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; GELATION; GELS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PORPHYRINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

A. NANOSTRUCTURES; A. OPTICAL MATERIALS; ANATASE PHASE; B. SOL-GEL GROWTH; CARBOXYL GROUPS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; NANO-PARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SEM; SEM IMAGES; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; SUPER-HYDROPHILIC; TETRAKIS; THIN-FILM ELECTRODES; ULTRAVIOLET-VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; VISIBLE LIGHTS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIES; XPS ANALYSIS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 59349101849     PISSN: 00223697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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