Aqueous solution synthesis of crystalline anatase nanocolloids for the fabrication of DSC photoanodes

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Charbonneau, C ^a   Gauvin, R ^a   Demopoulos, G P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE NANOPARTICLES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; FAST NUCLEATION; FILL FACTOR; FORCED HYDROLYSIS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HIGHER-DEGREE; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANO POWDERS; NANO-COLLOIDS; PHOTO-ANODES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REFERENCE MATERIAL; SINGLE LAYER; SURFACE HYDROXYL; SURFACE OH GROUP; SYNTHESIZED POWDER; TITANIA POWDERS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; FILM PREPARATION; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PORE SIZE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SURFACES;

EID: 79551586012     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3529238     Document Type: Article

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