TiO2 micro-flowers composed of nanotubes and their application to dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Kim, Woong Rae ^a   Park, Hun ^b   Choi, Won Youl ^a  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^b Hyundai Heavy Industries   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anodizing; Dye sensitized solar cells; Micro flowers

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; NANOTUBES; PHOTORESISTS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CYLINDRICAL SHAPES; DYE ADSORPTION; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICRO-FLOWERS; NANOPARTICLE STRUCTURES; PHOTO-ELECTRODES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS;

TITANIUM;

EID: 84899624981     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-93     Document Type: Article

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