Ultralong, small-diameter TiO2 nanotubes achieved by an optimized two-step anodization for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1361-1365

  Wang, Xiaoyan ^a   Sun, Lidong ^c   Zhang, Sam ^a   Wang, Xiu ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

branched structure; dye sensitized solar cells; nanotubes; small diameter; TiO2; two step anodization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894153770     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am404966e     Document Type: Article

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