Hierarchically structured ZnO film for dye-sensitized solar cells with enhanced energy conversion efficiency

Advanced Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2588-2592

  Chou, Tammy P ^a   Zhang, Qifeng ^a   Fryxell, Glen E ^b   Cao, Guozhong ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

COLLOIDAL SPHERES; CRYSTAL SIZE; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 34748821284     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200602927     Document Type: Article

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