Carbohydrate-derived carbon sheaths on TiO2 nanoparticle photoanodes for efficiency enhancement in dye-sensitized solar cells

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1030-1033

  Jang, Yu Jin ^a   Jang, Yoon Hee ^a   Kim, Dong Ha ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

carbon TiO2; core shell nanoparticles; dye sensitized solar cells; glucose; photoanodes

Indexed keywords

CARBON SHEATH; CARBON-TIO2; CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ECO-FRIENDLY; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; PHOTO-ANODES; THIN CARBON COATING;

CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; GLUCOSE; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84890556903     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: 15214117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201300188     Document Type: Article

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