Silver-loaded anatase nanotubes dispersed plasmonic composite photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2847-2854

  Dong, Hua ^a   Wu, Zhaoxin ^a   Gao, Yucui ^a   El Shafei, Ahmed ^b   Ning, Shuya ^a   Xi, Jun ^a   Jiao, Bo ^a   Hou, Xun ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electron transport pathway; Hybrid nanostructures; One dimensional architecture; Surface plasmon resonance effect

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CHARGE TRANSFER; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANOTUBES; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; ONE DIMENSIONAL; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YARN;

ANATASE NANOTUBES; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; DIRECT-CHARGE TRANSFERS; ELECTROLYTE PENETRATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES; LIGHT-HARVESTING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE EFFECTS;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84907224937     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2014.08.020     Document Type: Article

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