One-step, surfactant-free hydrothermal method for syntheses of mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticle aggregates and their applications in high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 3255-3262

  Cheng, Wei Yun ^a   Deka, Juti Rani ^a   Chiang, Yi Chun ^a   Rogeau, Antoine ^a   Lu, Shih Yuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

composite photoanode; dye sensitized solar cell; hydrothermal; mesoporous nanoparticle aggregate; xerogel

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PORE SIZE; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; XEROGELS;

FAST ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HYDROTHERMAL; MESOPOROUS NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE AGGREGATE; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRONS; STRUCTURAL CONNECTIVITY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84879873370     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm3017616     Document Type: Article

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