Light-trapping photoanode using high refractive index rutile TiO2 microspheres as sandwiched layer

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 573, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-111

  Zhang, Xiang ^a   Chen, Lei ^a   Pan, Hao ^a   Bao, Zhongqiu ^a   Zhou, Xingfu ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anatase; Light trapping; Refractive index; Rutile; Titanium dioxide; Top reflecting layer

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRODES; MICROSPHERES; OXIDE MINERALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TIO2 NANOPARTICLES;

ANATASE TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; LIGHT-TRAPPING; LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFLECTING LAYERS; RUTILE; SANDWICHED LAYERS; SYMMETRICAL STRUCTURE;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84915752087     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.10.099     Document Type: Article

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