Synthesis of TiO2 nanoframe and the prototype of a nanoframe solar cell

Nanotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Ying ^a   Kim, Ho Cheol ^b   McVittie, Jim ^a   Ting, Chiu ^a   Nishi, Yoshio ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; CELL PERFORMANCE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM; INTERNAL SURFACE AREA; NANOWIRE ARRAYS; POLYMER TEMPLATES; RAMAN SPECTRA; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; SOL-GEL DEPOSITION; TIO;

NANOWIRES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CELLS;

EID: 77950925791     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/18/185303     Document Type: Article

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