Efficiency enhancement for ZnO tetrapod dye-sensitized solar cells by TiO2 coating and ammonium treatment

2008 2nd IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, INEC 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 358-361

  Hsu, Y F ^a   Yip, C T ^a   Djurisic A B ^a   Chan, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLADDING (COATING); CYTOLOGY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; NANOELECTRONICS; OXIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORBANCE; ACTIVE SURFACE AREA; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; LARGE SURFACE AREA; PHOTO ANODES; RECOMBINATION RATES; TRANSPORT RATES;

CELLS;

EID: 52649177877     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/INEC.2008.4585504     Document Type: Conference Paper

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