Preparation of hierarchical TiO 2 microspheres for enhancing photocurrent of dye sensitized solar cells

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1158-1162

  Jia, Qiao Ying ^a,b   Que, Wen Xiu ^a   Qiu, Xin Ku ^a   Zhong, Peng ^a   Chen, Jin ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Photoelectrodes; TiO 2 microspheres

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANOCRYSTALLINES; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SCATTERING EFFECTS; SMOOTH SURFACE; SOLVOTHERMAL ROUTE; SOLVOTHERMAL TREATMENT; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MICROSPHERES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84863784020     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-012-4785-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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