Anodic TiO 2 Nanotube Arrays for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Characterized by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Ceramics International

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 6253-6266

  Ping Wu, Hui ^a   Lin Li, Lu ^a   Chon Chen, Chien ^b   Guang Diau, Eric Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anodic; DSSC; Efficiency; TiO 2

Indexed keywords

ANODIC; ANODIC TITANIUM OXIDES; BULK MATERIALS; CONDUCTING WIRE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FILL FACTOR; IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS; INTERNAL IMPEDANCE; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LIGHT INTENSITY; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; NANOTUBE STRUCTURE; PARALLEL CIRCUITS; PHOTOCURRENT EFFICIENCY; TIO; TITANIUM FOILS; WORKING ELECTRODE;

ANODIC OXIDATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROLYTES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; NANOTUBES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; RESISTORS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84865743226     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.04.079     Document Type: Article

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