Ultrathin exfoliated TiO2 nanosheets modified with ZrO 2 for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 33, 2014, Pages 18917-18923

  Luan, Xinning ^a   Wang, Ying ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; GELATION; NANOSHEETS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

CHEMICAL EXFOLIATIONS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; ENHANCED LIGHT ABSORPTIONS; HIGHEST ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOANODE MATERIALS; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84906555758     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5052112     Document Type: Article

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