Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of TiO2 spheres with efficient photovoltaic performance for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Peter ^a   Peng, Jia De ^a   Liao, Chun Hou ^a   Shen, Po Shen ^a   Kuo, Ping Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Microwave assisted synthesis

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INFRARED DEVICES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOCRYSTALS; OXIDE MINERALS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SPHERES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CONTROLLED HYDROLYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

ACETONITRILE; NANOCRYSTAL; PROPIONITRILE; SOLVENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE COOKING; NANODEVICE; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84873328843     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1465-0     Document Type: Article

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