Optimized Ti polishing techniques for enhanced order in TiO 2 NT arrays

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 284, Issue , 2013, Pages 772-779

  Albertin, K F ^a   Tavares, A ^b   Pereyra, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DSSCs; Ti polishing

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; NANOTUBES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOCURRENTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

ANODIZATION PROCESS; DSSCS; PARALLEL RESISTANCE; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; POLISHING TECHNIQUES; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS; TITANIUM SUBSTRATES; VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

CHEMICAL POLISHING;

EID: 84883856155     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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