Preparation and characterization of anatase TiO2 nanosheets-based microspheres for dye-sensitized solar cells

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 11982-11987

  Wang, Yali ^a   Yang, Weiguang ^a   Shi, Weimin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; CAPPING AGENT; CELL PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLED SIZE; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORINE IONS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH SURFACE ENERGY; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; SURFACE AREA; TIO;

ACETIC ACID; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FLUORINE; GLYCOLS; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSPHERES; NANOSHEETS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACES; TITANIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 80055045865     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2016202     Document Type: Article

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