A four-functional composite-hierarchical anatase TiO2 microsphere consisting of nanoparticles, nanowires and submicron ellipsoidal spheres for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 143, Issue , 2014, Pages 232-239

  Huang, Niu ^a   Chen, Feitai ^b   Sun, Panpan ^a   Sun, Xiaohua ^a   Sebo, Bobby ^b   Zhao, Xingzhong ^b  

^a CHINA THREE GORGES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Charge recombination; Composite hierarchical microspheres; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrical transport; Titanium dioxide spheres

Indexed keywords

ANATASE TIO; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; SUBMICRON;

EID: 84907857882     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.07.048     Document Type: Article

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