Synthesis of nanocrystalline ZnO powder via sol-gel route for dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1639-1645

  Rani, Seema ^a   Suri, Poonam ^b   Shishodia, P K ^c   Mehra, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized solar cell; PH; Sol gel; ZnO nanocrystallites

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ENERGY GAP; NANOCRYSTALLINE POWDERS; NANOCRYSTALLITES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRODE MATERIAL; GROWTH MECHANISMS; INFLUENCE OF PH; MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZNO; SOL-GEL ROUTES; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; ZINC ACETATE DIHYDRATE;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 55349127381     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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