Preparation and photovoltaic properties of N-doped TiO2 nanocrystals in vacuum

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 468-474

  Chen, Hao Hong ^a   Lei, Fang ^b   Zhao, Jing Tai ^a   Shi, Ying ^b   Xie, Jian Jun ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

N doped TiO2; Surface photovoltaic; Urea; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DOPED NITROGEN; EXCESS NITROGEN; IN-VACUUM; MOLAR RATIO; N-DOPED TIO; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NITROGEN SOURCES; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGES; TIO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METABOLISM; NANOCRYSTALS; NITROGEN; PHOTOELECTRONS; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UREA; VACUUM; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84873287333     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.371     Document Type: Article

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