Three-dimensional electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells: Synthesis of indium-tin-oxide nanowire arrays and ITO/TiO2 core-shell nanowire arrays by electrophoretic deposition

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Hong Wen ^a   Ting, Chi Feng ^a   Hung, Miao Ken ^a   Chiou, Chwei Huann ^b   Liu, Ying Ling ^a   Liu, Zongwen ^c   Ratinac, Kyle R ^c   Ringer, Simon P ^c  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-D ELECTRODES; CHARGE TRANSPORTS; CORE-SHELL NANOWIRES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRO-PHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; INDIUM TIN OXIDES; INTERFACIAL AREAS; ITO (INDIUM-TIN OXIDE); ITO NANOWIRES; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLYCARBONATE TEMPLATES; PRODUCTION COSTS; REACTION CURRENTS; SILICON-BASED; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ELECTRODE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODES; WET-CHEMICAL METHODS;

CHARGE CARRIERS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRIC WIRE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; INDIUM; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

NANOWIRES;

INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NANOWIRE; POLYCARBONATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; COLORING AGENT; IODINE; NANOTUBE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SUPPLY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COLORING AGENTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPLATING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IODINE; MICROELECTRODES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM;

EID: 64549132437     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/5/055601     Document Type: Article

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