The controllable synthesis of chain-like TiO2 networks with multiwalled carbon nanotubes as templates and its application for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Qi, Lihong ^a   Ma, Yang ^a   Ouyang, Qiuyun ^a   Zhang, Yue ^a   Li, Li ^a   Chen, Yujin ^a  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; Energy conversion; Interfacial charge transfer; Networks

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOTUBES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); OXIDE MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTONS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CONNECTION STRUCTURES; CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; HIGH SURFACE AREA; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; LARGE SURFACE AREA; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; WET-CHEMICAL METHOD;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NITROGEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ISOTHERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR ENERGY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84861823269     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0907-4     Document Type: Article

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