On seeding of the second layer in growth of Double-layered TiO2 nanotube arrays

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 200-208

  Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Sun, Lidong ^a   Zhang, Sam ^a   Zhao, Dongliang ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CENTRAL IRON AND STEEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Double layered; Electrochemical anodization; Interim treatment

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

CRITICAL THICKNESS; DOUBLE LAYERED; DOUBLE LAYERED STRUCTURE; ELECTRO-CHEMICAL ANODIZATION; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; INTERIM TREATMENT; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; NANOTUBE ARRAYS;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84879829904     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.047     Document Type: Article

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