Improving photoelectrochemical activity of dye sensitized solar cell by a bilayered electrode with an overlayer of mesoporous anatase TiO2

Particuology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 222-227

  Jiang, Jun ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Gu, Feng ^a   Shao, Wei ^a   Li, Chunzhong ^a   Lu, Mengkai ^b  

^a East China University of Science and Technology   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bilayer structured electrode; Dye sensitized solar cells; Meosporous TiO2; Preparation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; BI-LAYER; BILAYER STRUCTURED ELECTRODE; BILAYERED ELECTRODES; CELL PERFORMANCE; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; LARGE PORE SIZE; MESOPOROUS ANATASE; MESOPOROUS TIO; NANOPARTICLE FILMS; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PREPARATION; TIO; UNDERLAYERS;

ADSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FILM PREPARATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 79959495106     PISSN: 16742001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.partic.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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