Mesoporous titania films prepared by flame stabilized on a rotating surface: Application in dye sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5342-5351

  Nikraz, Saro ^a   Phares, Denis J ^a   Wang, Hai ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE PARTICLES; ANTI-REFLECTIVE LAYERS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; CRYSTAL PHASE; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON LIFETIME; FILM DEPOSITION; HIGH SENSITIVITY; MEDIAN DIAMETERS; MEDIAN PARTICLE SIZE; MESOPOROUS NANOPARTICLE; MESOPOROUS TIO; MESOPOROUS TITANIA; N719 DYE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE DECAYS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOEFFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; TIO; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METALLIC FILMS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SINTERING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84858140227     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp2095533     Document Type: Article

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