Surface plasma resonant effect of gold nanoparticles on the photoelectrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Meen, Teen Hang ^a   Tsai, Jenn Kai ^a   Chao, Shi Mian ^b   Lin, Yu Chien ^a   Wu, Tien Chuan ^a   Chang, Tang Yun ^a   Ji, Liang Wen ^a   Water, Walter ^a   Chen, Wen Ray ^a   Tang, I Tseng ^c   Huang, Chien Jung ^d  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KAOHSIUNG   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Gold nanoparticles; Seed mediated growth method

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; PLASMONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHERES;

ABSORPTION WAVELENGTHS; AVERAGE DIAMETER; DIFFERENT SHAPES; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; RESONANT EFFECT; SEED-MEDIATED GROWTH METHODS; ULTRAVIOLET-VISIBLE ABSORPTION SPECTRUM;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84887284681     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-8-450     Document Type: Article

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