The improvement of electron transport rate of TiO2 dye-sensitized solar cells using mixed nanostructures with different phase compositions

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 7343-7353

  Bakhshayesh, A M ^a   Mohammadi, M R ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Sol gel processes; C. Electrical properties; D. TiO2; Dye sensitized solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANATASE NANOPARTICLES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT RATE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOWIRES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHASE COMPOSITION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84880265530     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.02.073     Document Type: Article

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