Influence of TiCl 4 post-treatment on TiO 2 nanotube arrays for dye-sensitized solar cells

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 567, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-27

  Park, Jeong Hyun ^a   Kim, Jae Hong ^a   Choi, Chel Jong ^b   Kim, Hyunsoo ^b   Ahn, Kwang Soon ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dye sensitized solar cell; electron lifetime; electron transport; surface treatment; TiO 2 nanotube

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED DYES; CELL EFFICIENCY; CELL PERFORMANCE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANODIZATIONS; ELECTRON LIFETIME; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NANO-POROUS; NANOTUBE ARRAYS; POST TREATMENT; RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; SURFACE DEFECT STATE; TIO; TYPE II;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84866675017     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421406.2012.702375     Document Type: Article

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