Preparation of TiO2/Nano-metal composite particles and their applications in dye-sensitized solar cells

Powder Technology

Volumn 194, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 95-105

  Chou, Chuen Shii ^a   Yang, Ru Yuan ^a   Yeh, Cheng Kuo ^a   Lin, You Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dry particle coating; Dye sensitized solar cell; Power conversion efficiency; TiO2 Ag composite particles; TiO2 Au composite particles

Indexed keywords

DRY PARTICLE COATING; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; TIO2/AG COMPOSITE PARTICLES; TIO2/AU COMPOSITE PARTICLES;

COATING TECHNIQUES; COATINGS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE; GLASS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; TIN;

SILVER;

DYE; FLUORINE; GLASS; GOLD; METAL; NANOCOATING; NANOPARTICLE; PLATINUM; RUTHENIUM; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIZATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DRY POWDER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; FILM; FURNACE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMMERSION; MASS; MATERIAL COATING; MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 67349265603     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.03.039     Document Type: Article

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