Mesoporous TiO 2 single crystals delivering enhanced mobility and optoelectronic device performance

Nature

Volumn 495, Issue 7440, 2013, Pages 215-219

  Crossland, Edward J W ^a   Noel, Nakita ^a   Sivaram, Varun ^a   Leijtens, Tomas ^a   Alexander Webber, Jack A ^a   Snaith, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCRYSTAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANATASE; CATALYST; CERAMICS; CRYSTAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FUEL CELL; MOBILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; IMMERSION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MESOPOROUS SINGLE CRYSTAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84874986589     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11936     Document Type: Article

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