Synthesis of cuboid-shaped single-crystalline TiO2 nanocrystals with high-energy facets {001} and its dye-sensitized solar cell application

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 30, 2014, Pages 16703-16709

  Patra, Astam K ^a   Dutta, Arghya ^a   Bhaumik, Asim ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; NANOCRYSTALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; OVERALL POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SORPTION MEASUREMENTS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84905510268     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412674g     Document Type: Article

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