N-doped titania powders prepared by different nitrogen sources and their application in quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 908-917

  Diker, Halide ^a,b   Varlikli, Canan ^a   Stathatos, Elias ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DYO Boya Fab San Tic A AOSB Çi li   (Turkey)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Nanocrystalline; Quasi solid state electrolyte

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROGEN BONDS; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL GROWTHS; N-DOPED TIO; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; QUASI-SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTES; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84899970629     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.3091     Document Type: Article

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