Fabrication of novel Ag-TiO2 nanobelts as a photoanode for enhanced photovoltage performance in dye sensitized solar cells

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 677, Issue , 2016, Pages 294-301

  Wang, Yang ^a   Li, Zhen ^a   Cao, Ya ^a   Li, Fei ^a   Zhao, Wen ^a   Liu, Xueqin ^a   Yang, Jianbo ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ag TiO2 composite structure; Electron recombination; Photovoltaic; Solvothermal route

Indexed keywords

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FABRICATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOBELTS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRON RECOMBINATIONS; ENHANCED PHOTOVOLTAGE; MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION; MOTT-SCHOTTKY ANALYSIS; PHOTO-ELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLVOTHERMAL ROUTE; SURFACE TRAPPING SITES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84962910856     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.03.266     Document Type: Article

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