TiO2 nanowires for potential facile integration of solar cells and electrochromic devices

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 43, 2013, Pages

  Qiang, Pengfei ^a   Chen, Zhongwei ^a   Yang, Peihua ^a   Cai, Xiang ^a   Tan, Shaozao ^a   Liu, Pengyi ^a   Mai, Wenjie ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL POWER; FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS; NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SELF-POWERED SYSTEMS; SIMILAR MATERIAL; SMART WINDOWS;

COLOR; NANOSCIENCE; NANOWIRES; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES;

EID: 84885698592     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/43/435403     Document Type: Article

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