Electrochemical characterisation of TiO2 nanotube array photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cell application

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 133, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-81

  Kanta, A F ^a   Poelman, M ^b   Decroly, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b MATERIA NOVA RESEARCH CENTER   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anodization; EIS; Equivalent circuit; Nanotubes; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENAMELS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

ANODIZATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; EIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOUR; ETHYLENE GLYCOL SOLUTIONS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATIONS; TIO;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84914160458     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.029     Document Type: Article

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