Efficiency improvement of flexible dye-sensitized solar cells by introducing mesoporous TiO2 microsphere

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1470-1477

  Fan, Leqing ^a   Chen, Yuan ^a   Wu, Jihuai ^a   Li, Zhaolei ^a   Xiao, Yaoming ^a   Huang, Miaoliang ^a   Yu, Haijun ^a  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dye sensitized solar cell; flexible mesoporous TiO2 film; hydrothermal treatment; mesoporous TiO2 microsphere

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FLEXIBLE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; MESOPOROUS TIO; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

COLLOIDS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MICROSPHERES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLASTIC COATINGS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84885601190     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-013-4937-2     Document Type: Article

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