Anodic TiO 2 nanotubes powder and its application in dyesensitized solar cells

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6409-6418

  Fahim, Narges F ^a,b   Sekino, Tohru ^b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Energy conversion; Nanostructures; Pt counter electrode; Titania nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ANODIZATIONS; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CELL EFFICIENCY; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY CRISIS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LIGHT INTENSITY; LOWER COST; OUTER DIAMETERS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POTENTIOSTATICS; SILICON-BASED; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; TI FOIL; TIO; TITANIA NANOTUBES; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; WALL THICKNESS; XRD;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; FABRICATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLATINUM; SUBSTRATES; TIN; TIN OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

DYE; NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; ELECTRODE; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR ENERGY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84857048946     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0393-0     Document Type: Article

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