Investigating the role of a Schiff-base ligand in the characteristics of TiO2 nano-particles: Particle size, optical properties, and photo-voltaic performance of dye-sensitised solar cells

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 101-108

  Gholami, Tahereh ^a   Mir, Noshin ^c   Masjedi Arani, Maryam ^a   Noori, Elham ^a   Salavati Niasari, Masoud ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ligand; Photovoltaic; Schiff base; Semiconductor; Sol gel; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITISED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRA; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SCHIFF-BASE; SCHIFF-BASE LIGANDS;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

LIGANDS;

EID: 84898063906     PISSN: 13698001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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