Electron transportation and optical properties of microstructure TiO2 films: applied in dye-sensitized solar cells

Shuangying XU; Linhua HU; Jiang SHENG; Dongxing KOU; Huajun TIAN; Songyuan DAI

doi:10.1007/s12200-011-0202-5

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