Effect of TiO2 nanotubes with TiCl4 treatment on the photoelectrode of dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-5

  Meen, Teen Hang ^a   Jhuo, Yi Ting ^a   Chao, Shi Mian ^b   Lin, Nung Yi ^a   Ji, Liang Wen ^a   Tsai, Jenn Kai ^a   Wu, Tien Chuan ^a   Chen, Wen Ray ^a   Water, Walter ^a   Huang, Chien Jung ^c  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; DYE ADSORPTION; ELECTRO-CHEMICAL ANODIZATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS; TIO2 NANOTUBES; TITANIUM TETRACHLORIDES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84870998810     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-579     Document Type: Article

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