Hydrothermal synthesis of rutile-anatase TiO2 nanobranched arrays for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 320, Issue , 2014, Pages 487-493

  Kwon, Soon Jin ^a   Im, Hyo Been ^a   Nam, Jung Eun ^b   Kang, Jin Kyu ^b   Hwang, Taek Sung ^a   Yi, Kwang Bok ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Hydrothermal synthesis; Rutile anatase TiO2 nanobranched arrays; TiCl4 treatment

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

ANATASE TIO2; CRYSTALLINE NANOSTRUCTURE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH TIME; NANOBRANCHES; RUTILE TIO2; TICL4 TREATMENT; TITANIUM PRECURSORS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84919395970     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.09.110     Document Type: Article

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