Nanostructured mesoporous titanium dioxide thin film prepared by sol-gel method for dye-sensitized solar cell

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Liu, Yu Chang ^a   Lu, Yun Fang ^a   Zeng, Yz Zhen ^a   Liao, Chi Hung ^a   Chung, Jen Chieh ^a   Wei, Tsong Yang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODES; ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FILM PREPARATION; GLASS SUBSTRATES; ITO GLASS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS;

BACK ELECTRODE; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; MESOPOROUS TIO 2; MESOPOROUS TITANIUM DIOXIDE; NANO-STRUCTURED; PERFORMANCE; SOL- GEL METHODS; SOL-HYDROTHERMAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE THIN FILM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 80052659134     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/619069     Document Type: Article

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