One-dimensional TiO2 nanostructures as photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Qu, Jie ^a   Lai, Chao ^b  

^a CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE MOLECULE; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; INJECTED ELECTRONS; NANOMATERIAL; OPTICAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84877254486     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/762730     Document Type: Review

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