Multi-functionality of macroporous tiO2 spheres in dye-sensitized and hybrid heterojunction solar cells

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3010-3018

  Veerappan, Ganapathy ^a   Jung, Dae Woong ^b   Kwon, Jeong ^b   Choi, Jeong Mo ^a   Heo, Nansra ^b   Yi, Gi Ra ^b   Park, Jong Hyeok ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCATTERING; SOLAR CELLS; SPHERES;

COLLOIDAL TEMPLATING; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HOLE-TRANSPORTING MATERIALS; MULTIFUNCTIONALITY; NANO-CRYSTALLINE TIO; SOLID STATE SOLAR CELLS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84897102528     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la404841h     Document Type: Article

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