Conformal growth of anodic nanotubes for dye-sensitized solar cells: Part I. planar electrode

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 471-480

  Sun, Lidong ^a,b   Zhang, Sam ^a   Wang, Qing ^b   Zhao, Dongliang ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c CENTRAL IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Double Sided; Dye Sensitized Solar Cells; Nanoparticles; Nanotubes

Indexed keywords

CELL CONFIGURATIONS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFORMAL COATINGS; CONFORMAL GROWTH; DOUBLE-SIDED; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; FABRICATION ROUTES; GEOMETRIC SHAPE; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; NANOTUBE DIAMETERS; NANOTUBE GROWTH; PHOTOANODE; PLANAR ELECTRODE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; POWER OUT PUT; SURFACE AREA; TUBE GROWTH;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84864830978     PISSN: 19414900     EISSN: 19414919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/nnl.2012.1355     Document Type: Article

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