Effect of acidic additives on the structure and performance of TiO2 films prepared by a commercial nanopowder for dye-sensitized solar cells

Renewable Energy

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 164-173

  Syrrokostas, G ^a   Leftheriotis, G ^a   Yianoulis, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acids; Degussa P25; Dye sensitized solar cells; Titanium dioxide films

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ACIDS; AGGLOMERATION; DISPERSIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDE MINERALS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CONTINUOUS GRINDING; DEGUSSA P25; DOCTOR BLADE METHOD; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; LARGE AGGLOMERATE; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE FILMS;

FILM PREPARATION;

ACIDITY; ANATASE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84904858732     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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