Improved electron transportation of dye-sensitized solar cells using uniform mixed CNTs-TiO2 photoanode prepared by a new polymeric gel process

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Bakhshayesh, A M ^a   Mohammadi, M R ^a   Masihi, N ^a   Akhlaghi, M H ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Dye sensitized solar cell; Polymeric gel process

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODES; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICK FILMS; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRON TRANSPORTATION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GEL PROCESS; HIGH SURFACE AREA ELECTRODES; INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; UNIFORM SPHERICAL PARTICLES; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; DYE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELLS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEL; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SOLAR CELL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84882746666     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1961-2     Document Type: Article

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