Hierarchical oriented anatase TiO2 nanostructure arrays on flexible substrate for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wu, Wu Qiang ^a   Rao, Hua Shang ^a   Xu, Yang Fan ^a   Wang, Yu Fen ^a   Su, Cheng Yong ^a   Kuang, Dai Bin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SUPPLY; SOLAR ENERGY;

COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; FLUORESCENT DYES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM; WATER;

EID: 84878689501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01892     Document Type: Article

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