One-pot low temperature synthesis and characterization studies of nanocrystalline α-Fe2O3 based dye sensitized solar cells

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 4358-4366

  Manikandan, A ^a   Saravanan, A ^b   Arul Antony, S ^a   Bououdina, M ^c  

^a PRESIDENCY COLLEGE   (India)

^b Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous)   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Magnetic properties; Optical properties; Photo Electrochemical properties; X Ray diffraction; Fe2o3 nanostructures

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; SATURATION MAGNETIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FERROMAGNETIC BEHAVIORS; HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; LOW TEMPERATURE METHOD; LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84920674182     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: 15334899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2015.9804     Document Type: Article

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