title: Highly ordered TiN nanotube arrays as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: TiN nanotube arrays, prepared by the anodization of metallic Ti foil substrate and subsequent simple nitridation in an ammonia atmosphere, were investigated as low-cost counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells for the first time. It is found that the highly ordered TiN nanotube arrays on the metallic Ti foil substrate show an excellent performance, comparable with typical Pt counter electrodes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
authors.forename: Q W
authors.initials: QW
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X P
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents; D004566:Electrodes; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012993:Solar Energy; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; C041500:titanium nitride; D014025:Titanium