Reduction of crack formation in TiO2 mesoporous films prepared from binder-free nanoparticle pastes via incorporation of electrospun SiO2 or TiO2 nanofibers for dye-sensitized solar cells

Nano Energy

Volumn 12, Issue , 2015, Pages 794-800

  Wang, Xiaoxu ^a   Xi, Min ^a   Zheng, Fan ^a   Ding, Bin ^b   Fong, Hao ^a,b   Zhu, Zhengtao ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Binder free TiO2 nanoparticle pastes; Crack formation; Dye sensitized solar cells; Electrospun nanofibers; Photoanodes; TiO2 mesoporous films

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FILM GROWTH; FILM PREPARATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BINDER-FREE TIO; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGES; FACILE METHOD; MESOPOROUS FILMS; PHOTO-ANODES; QUASI-SOLID-STATE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; STABLE PERFORMANCE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84923093908     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.01.045     Document Type: Article

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