Effect of preparation parameters on the properties of TiO2 nanoparticles for dye sensitized solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2914-2920

  Kashyout, A B ^a   Soliman, M ^b   Fathy, M ^a  

^a Mubarak City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications ^*  (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Nanocrystalline TiO2; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

ANATASE STRUCTURES; CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; FILL FACTOR; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; NANO POWDERS; NANO-SIZED; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO; NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2; PREPARATION PARAMETERS; REACTION EFFICIENCY; RUTILE PHASE; SOL-GEL METHODS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TIME DURATION; TIO;

CALCINATION; GELS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

VANADIUM;

DYE; GEL; GRAVIMETRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TITANIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77954312966     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.04.035     Document Type: Article

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