Self-organized one-dimensional TiO 2 nanotube/nanowire array films for use in excitonic solar cells: A review

Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bao, Ningzhong ^a   Feng, Xinjian ^b   Grimes, Craig A ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Flux Photon Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAY FILM; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EXCITONIC SOLAR CELLS; NANOTUBE GEOMETRY; RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; SELF-ASSEMBLED; THIRD GENERATION; TIO; TITANIA;

ENERGY TRANSFER; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOTUBES; NANOWIRES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84855369642     PISSN: 16879503     EISSN: 16879511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/645931     Document Type: Review

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