A novel hierarchical homogeneous nanoarchitecture of TiO2 nanosheets branched TiO2 nanosheet arrays for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 264-270

  Lei, Bing Xin ^a   Zheng, Xiao Feng ^a   Qiao, He Kang ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Wang, Shu Nuo ^a   Huang, Guo Lei ^a   Sun, Zhen Fan ^a  

^a HAINAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Branched structure; Dye sensitized solar cells; Hierarchical; Nanosheet; TiO2

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED STRUCTURES; DYE- SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HIERARCHICAL; NANO-ARCHITECTURE; NANOSHEET ARRAYS; TIO;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84908455095     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.10.115     Document Type: Article

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