Cu@C dispersed TiO2 for dye-sensitized solar cell photoanodes

Applied Energy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 144-147

  Kang, H Y ^a   Wang, H Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Copper; Core shell nanoparticles; DSSC; SAXS

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; CARBON SHELLS; CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES; CU NANOPARTICLES; DSSC; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; NANO-SIZE; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; SAXS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SPHERICAL SHAPE; TIO; WELL-DISPERSED;

COPPER;

COPPER; DIATOM; DYE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84867702374     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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