Green preparation of TiO 2-ZnO nanocomposite photoanodes by aqueous electrophoretic deposition

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Parsi Benehkohal, N ^a   Demopoulos, G P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATASE FILMS; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODE-ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; ELECTROLYSIS OF WATERS; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITIONS; FILM ADHESION; IN-SITU FORMATIONS; INTERSTITIAL WATER; ISOPROPANOL-WATER; MESOPOROUS ELECTRODES; NANOSTRUCTURED TIO; OPERATING CURRENTS; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOELECTRON LIFETIME; REPEATED CYCLE; SUN ILLUMINATION; TIO; TITANIA NANOPARTICLES; TRANSPARENT FILMS; ZINC NITRATES; ZNO; ZNO FILMS;

ADHESION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROPHORESIS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; SOLAR CELLS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84859337174     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.016206jes     Document Type: Article

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