Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on ZnO photoanode

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-385

  Sheng, Xianliang ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a   Zhai, Jin ^a   Jiang, Lei ^a   Zhu, Daoben ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells; Electro hydrodynamic technique; Quasi solid state; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT; PHOTOCURRENTS; ZINC OXIDE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; PHOTOANODE; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; SUN ILLUMINATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

ANODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT; PHOTOCURRENTS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 37549057588     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440701709426     Document Type: Article

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