Synthesis of multiwalled TiO2 nanotubes under weak alkaline conditions for dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 726-733

  Amoli, Vipin ^a,b   Sinha, Anil Kumar ^a,b  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Dye Sensitized; Filling agent; Multiwalled; Surface area; Titania

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

DYE SENSITIZED; HIGH SURFACE AREA MESOPOROUS; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; MULTIWALLED; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SHEET-LIKE STRUCTURE; SURFACE AREA; TITANIA;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84920527860     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.9170     Document Type: Article

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