Microwave assisted synthesis of high surface area TiO2 aerogels: A competent photoanode material for quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cells

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 196, Issue , 2017, Pages 37-44

  Alwin, S ^a   Shajan, X Sahaya ^a   Karuppasamy, K ^b   Warrier, K G K ^c  

^a PSN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Electron transport; Mesoporous materials; Nanostructure; Polymer electrolyte

Indexed keywords

AEROGELS; ANODES; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DYES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; IRRADIATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYELECTROLYTES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; INTERCONNECTED NETWORK; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SOL-GEL METHODS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; PHOTOANODE MATERIALS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 85019933028     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2017.04.045     Document Type: Article

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