Mesoporous TiO2 Yolk-Shell Microspheres for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells with a High Efficiency Exceeding 11%

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Li, Zhao Qian ^a   Chen, Wang Chao ^a   Guo, Fu Ling ^a   Mo, Li E ^a   Hu, Lin Hua ^a   Dai, Song Yuan ^a,b  

^a HEFEI INSTITUTES OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84942039524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep14178     Document Type: Article

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